Togo Travel Guide
Togo consists of six regions. The coastal region, the Ouatchi plateau, a higher tableland, which is drained by the Mono River. From there the land rises towards the mountains of the Chaine du Togo, which extends across the country from northwest to northeast. Pic Baumann is the highest point in Togo, to the north is the Oti River Sandstone Plateau.
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