Togo international travel advice

Togo

Togo is part of Africa with main city at Lome. Its Least Developed country with a population of 7M people. The main currency is West African CFA franc. The languages spoken are French. the Togolese Republic is the formal name of Togo Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs, languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed   🌤️ ~26.93 °C   🌧 ~3.17 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 7M people

General

🔌 Sockets

Togo uses 220V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type C.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Togo uses the West African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XOF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 250, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 francs.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Togo. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Togo is on average 0.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Togo is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 5,642.33 XOF, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Moov or Togocel. Togo uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Togo upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Togo, dial +, then 228 (the country code for Togo), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Togo, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 25 .

Driving

🆘 Emergency

Police

911, 101

Ambulance

911, 107

Fire department

100, 911

Last updated: January 1, 2020