Location: on the Western border of Africa between Ghana and Benin
Area: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Climate: HOT!!! humid & tropical
Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava(tapioca), corn, beans, rice, sorghum, livestock, fish
Population: 6 million people with over 40% under the age of 14
Life expectancy: 57 years
Ethinc groups: 37 tribes
You can often see a difference in the style/structure of the Togolese homes based on their tribe or region of the country.
Religions: 51% indigenous beliefs (animism, fetishism, ancestory worship)
Christian 29% ( Hower these are not necessarily fundamental Bible believing churches)
ABWE church in the N'Digbe village |
ABWE church plant Sunday school class |
Muslim 20% (this number is several years old. The Muslim influence in Togo is rapidly increasing)