Passport/Visa Requirements: Passport, visa, sufficient funds and proof of onward passage required of citizens of Canada and the U.S. Reconfirm travel document information with your carrier before departure.
Population: 5,556,812.
Languages: French (official), Ewe, Mina, Dagomba and Kabye..
Predominant Religions: Animist, Christian, Islamic..
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 228, country code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesTogo: Ministry of Tourism, Rue du Lac, Lome. Phone 228-214-313. Fax 228-218-927.
Togo does not have tourist offices in Canada or the U.S.
Togo Embassies
Canada: Embassy of Togo, 12 Range Road, Ottawa, ON K1N 8J3. Phone 613-238-5916. Fax 613-235-6425. There are also honorary consulates in Montreal and Toronto.
U.S.: Embassy of Togo, 2208 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-234-4212. Fax 202-232-3190. There is also a U.N. Mission in New York and an honorary consulate in Miami.
Embassies in Togo
The Consulate of Canada, 115 Rue 120, Lome. Phone 228-225-913. Fax 228-224-081. The Canadian embassy in Ghana has consular responsibility for Togo: 42 Independence Ave., Accra. Phone 233-21-773-791. Fax 233-21-773-792.
U.S. Embassy, corner of Rue Kouenou and Rue Tokmake, Lome. Phone 228-212-992. Fax 228-217-952.
Additional Reading
The Rough Guide: West Africa by Jim Hudgens and Richard Trillo (Rough Guides/Penguin).
Lonely Planet West Africa by David Else et al. (Lonely Planet).
