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Country name Togo, in 35 editions.
The entry for Togo published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Togo
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togo
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Republic of Togo
conventional short form:
Togo
local long form:
Republique Togolaise
local short form:
none
former:
French Togo
The entry for Togo did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Togo
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togo
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Togo
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togo
conventional long form: Republic of Togo
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togo
- conventional long form :
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togo
conventional long form: form : Togolese Republic of Togo
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togo
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togo
conventional long form : form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togo
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togo Togoland
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic conventional short form: Togo local long form: Republique Togolaise local short form: none former: French Togoland
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
local long form: Republique Togolaise
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
local long form: Republique Togolaise
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form:
Togolese Republic
conventional short form:
Togo
local long form:
Republique togolaise
local short form:
none
former:
French Togoland
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form:
Togolese Republic
conventional short form:
Togo
local long form:
Republique togolaise Togolaise
local short form:
none
former:
French Togoland
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
- etymology:
- derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) and "go" (shore) to give the sense of "by the water";
- originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
etymology: derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) and "go" (shore) to give the sense of "by the water"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- Republique Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
- etymology:
- derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river";
- originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
etymology: derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) (river) and "go" (shore) "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "by "on the water"; other side of the river"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- République Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
- etymology:
- derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river";
- originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique République Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
etymology: derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation
- conventional long form:
- Togolese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Togo
- local long form:
- République Togolaise
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- French Togoland
- etymology:
- the name derives from the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo;
- the town's name probably comes from the lake's name, which is composed of the Ewe words to ("water") and go ("shore")
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: République Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
etymology: derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river"; originally, this designation applied to name derives from the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but Togo; the town's name was eventually extended to probably comes from the entire nation lake's name, which is composed of the Ewe words to ("water") and go ("shore")
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Togo: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/togo/country-name.