Togo is a Tier II nation located in Western Africa 
, between the nations of 
Ghana and 
Benin. It also borders 
Burkina Faso to the north, but only through a small corridor. It's one of the weakest nations in West Africa, with only 7 cities and a population of less than 2 million. It does however have a unique formable, 
Eweland. The formable is usually why people play the country, as it has a relatively low XP multiplier of just 1.5x.
Background
Current
Togo is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. The country extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers 57,000 square kilometers (22,008 square miles), making it one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of approximately 8 million, as well as one of the narrowest countries in the world with a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its slightly larger eastern neighbor, Benin.
Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy depends highly on agriculture, with a climate that provides good growing seasons. While the official language is French, many other languages are spoken, particularly those of the Gbe family. The largest religious group consists of those with indigenous beliefs, and there are significant Christian and Muslim minorities. Togo is a member of the United Nations, 
African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Francophonie, and Economic Community of West African States.
History
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The history of Togo is not very well known before the Berlin Conference. During the 16th to 19th centuries, different (local) empires and tribal federations ruled over Togo. It's likely that |
Colonialism
Early colonial Togo was mostly made up of major slave trade harbors made by the European colonial powers (primarily 
Portugal), which gave the territory of modern day Togo (aswell as the regions surrounding it) the name "The Slave Coast". The coast of Togo itself only had one minor harbor, Porto Seguro, a Portuguese fort.
German Rule
The 
German Empire established colonies in Africa bduring the Berlin Conference (1884-1885) which included the territories of modern day Togo and 
Western Togoland. The Empire established the Protectorate of Togoland, which would be recognized by the 
French Empire (who controlled Benin) in 1885. As part of the prelude to the First World War, the German Empire expanded inland to their claimed territories in Togo and Ghana. German Togoland became one of the more well established German colonies at the time, with the first rail line between Lomé and Aného opening in 1905, and the colony becoming relatively self-supporting.
World War I
During the First World War, German Togoland was quickly invaded, and German forces there surrendered less than a month after the invasion in August 1914. Following the war, Togoland became formally became a League of Nations mandate that was divided for administritive purposes between Great Britain (Western Togoland) and the French Empire (Togo).
Post-World War Status
Togo (and Togoland in general) became an extremely confusing territory after the World Wars. Serving as a League of Nations protectorate, while later being transferred throughout multiple constitutions under France, Togo gained independence in April 1960 after having severed UN trusteeship status, aswell as severing ties with France. Sylvanus Olympio would be the first leader of the First Republic of Togo.
Post-Independence Turmoil
After its independence, Togo held a referendum in 1961, changing the constitution. In the same year, Sylvanus Olympio would be elected president. In 1963, Olympio was assasinated in a coup, which saw Nicolas Grunitzky (former prime minister under French Togoland) become president. A new constitution was (again) installed after a referendum in 1963. In 1966, an assasination attempt was made at Grunitzky, but failed. In 1967, Kléber Dudjo became president after a succesful coup to the Grunitzky government. He banned all political parties, and became dictator of Togo. Étienne Eyadéma (one of the people responsible for the coup of Grunitzky) became president in 1972. Étienne died in 2005 from a heart attack. Papa Gnassingbé was elected president in 2005, and has been serving as the nation's president ever since.
Base Statistics
Economy
Togo makes $276,799 income. $213,780 from tax and $63,019 from resources.
Resources
| Resources of Togo | |
|---|---|
 Phosphate
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+1.11 |
Military
Togo has a small 20,000 infantry Home Guard with a manpower pool of 60,000 and a manpower gain of 436.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Togo per Conscription Law | |
|---|---|
| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
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| Volunteer [2% RP] |
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| Limited [5% RP] |
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| Extensive [10% RP] |
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| Required [25% RP] |
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Geography
Terrain
Togo is mostly flat in the north.
Biome
The south of Togo is Jungle biome.
Threats
France forming French Empire
Germany forming German Empire- Other African countries forming African Union
Cote d'Ivoire may expand Eastward after forming 
Kong Empire
Strategy
Togo has a city with 1 million or more population, that means you can make tanks, so use it to your advantage. Your immediate threat is 
Nigeria, but if you're skilled you can hold off their invasion: Make Electronic Factories so you have enough money for all the Tanks. Build lots of tanks and invade Benin so you're closer to Lagos, Nigeria's most valuable city. When Nigeria declares war (or you do a surprise attack) send all your tanks to Lagos and entrench them there. Now go take Nigeria's capital and sit on Lagos and Abuja until they're exhausted from the war or until they send white peace or surrender.
Trivia
- It one of the smallest nations that have a city with more than 1 million population, the smallest being nearby
Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire.
