Togo



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 The country of Togo officially known as the Togolese Republic is a smaller country made of many hills on the southern coast of West Africa. Togo has been controlled by many different countries at many different times. In 1884 Germany gained control of Togo through a treaty. Togo’s name was changed to German Togoland in 1905. Germany wanted control of Togo because of their vast amount of natural resources. Togo has two rain seasons which makes growing crops very easy. Therefore the people of Togo have become very dependent on agriculture. Togo’s main crops are coffee, cotton and cocoa. Togo also had natural resources like Phosphate, Limestone and Marble. With the raw materials that Togo possessed many it a very attractive place for Germany to control. Germany could use the products that Togo had to there advantages. Instead of paying to trade with other nations for these products that could have them for free. -    Togo ison the coast of Southwestern Africa. Togo has a vast range of different geography. Togo was actually split into six geographic regions. There are sandy beaches, the Togo Mountains  , number of lakes including Lake Togo, Ouatchi Plateau ,in the Northwest there is a rocky region with many cliffs and lastly Togo contains many rivers including the Mono River In Togo's culture men and women are unequal. In most social gatherings they are keep apart. Men usually eat meals first either by themselves or with other men. The women are allowed to eat second they can eat with other women and sometimes with the children. Though most of the time children eat last after the men and women have both eaten. Marriages in Togo have to be within the same ethnic group. The men are the heads of the households in a case were a the men dies the wife's oldest brother becomes the head of the household.