Togo is a country in West Africa, sitting between Ghana on one side and Benin on the other. It is long and very narrow — a thin strip running from the Atlantic coast up into the interior. The capital is Lomé, on the coast.

Togo是西非的一個國家Togo is a country in West Africa, sitting between Ghana on one side and Benin on the other一邊接著迦納，另一邊接著貝南。It is long and very narrow它又長又窄 — a thin strip running from the Atlantic coast up into the interior像一條細細的帶子，從大西洋海岸一路延伸進內陸。The capital is Lomé首都是洛梅, on the coast在海岸邊

It was a German colony, then split between Britain and France, and today the main official language is French, which surprises students who expect English because the neighbours speak it.

It was a German colony它曾經是德國殖民地, then split between Britain and France後來被英國和法國瓜分, and today the main official language is French而今天主要的官方語言是法語, which surprises students who expect English這常讓學生感到意外，他們以為Togo會說英語 because the neighbours speak it因為周邊國家都說英語

As a proper noun it takes no article: say Togo, never the Togo. The people and the adjective are Togolese.

As a proper noun it takes no article作為專有名詞，它前面不加冠詞: say Togo, never the Togo要說Togo，不能說the Togo。The people and the adjective are Togolese人民和形容詞都是Togolese

English speakers often confuse it with Tonga, which is a completely different place — islands in the Pacific.

English speakers often confuse it with Tonga說英語的人常常把它跟Tonga（東加）搞混, which is a completely different place但那是一個完全不同的地方 — islands in the Pacific太平洋上的島國