Togo–Ghana border region

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The Togo–Ghana border region is a transboundary area in West Africa characterized by shared river basins, including the Oti River, and a mix of cultural, linguistic, and ecological zones spanning both countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border area
geographical region
transboundary region
borderCreatedBy colonial partition of German Togoland
borderSuccessorState British Togoland NERFINISHED
French Togoland NERFINISHED
countryBorderBetween Ghana NERFINISHED
Togo NERFINISHED
hasClimate sub-humid tropical climate
tropical savanna climate
hasColonialPowerHistory France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasConservationConcern biodiversity loss
hasCrop cassava
maize
millet
sorghum
yam
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
informal trade
livestock rearing
hasEcosystem forest–savanna mosaic
savanna
woodland
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Akan-related groups
Ewe people NERFINISHED
Gurma peoples NERFINISHED
Kabre-related groups
hasIssue deforestation
land degradation
water resource management challenges
hasLandUse pastoralism
rainfed cropping
smallholder agriculture
hasLanguage Akan languages NERFINISHED
Ewe language NERFINISHED
Gur languages NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasPoliticalBoundaryType international land border
hasRiver Mono River basin NERFINISHED
Oti River NERFINISHED
Volta River basin NERFINISHED
hasTransboundaryFeature shared cultural zones
shared ecological zones
shared linguistic zones
shared river basins
locatedIn West Africa NERFINISHED
partOf Gulf of Guinea hinterland NERFINISHED
sharesWatershed Oti River basin NERFINISHED
Volta River system NERFINISHED

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Oti River basin locatedIn Togo–Ghana border region