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<text id=93CT1889>
<title>
Togo--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Northern Africa
Togo
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Climate and clothing: Bring warm weather clothing. A light
wrap is useful in July and August.
</p>
<p> Customs: U.S. citizens do not need a visa to enter the
country for stays of under 3 months. If remaining in Togo for
more than 10 days, an exit visa is required. Innoculation
against yellow fever is required unless the traveler is
arriving from a noninfected area and is staying in Togo less
than 2 weeks. Malaria is a risk. As health requirements change,
please check latest information.
</p>
<p> Currency: The CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine--African
Financial Community) franc is legal tender, and no ceiling is
imposed on the number of CFA francs which may be brought into
the country. The CFA franc is freely convertible into French
francs. However, for conversion into U.S. dollars, obtain
permission from the government agency handling foreign exchange.
Dollars and travelers checks can be exchanged in Lome.
</p>
<p> Health: Avoid tap water and unwashed fruits and vegetables.
Local medical services are limited.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Telecommunications improved dramatically
when a new satellite ground station came into service in 1981.
It is possible to directly dial many countries (including the
United States) from Togo, and telecommunications services
continue to be upgraded.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Air travel is the best way to get to Lome,
which has daily international flights to and from Europe and
major West African cities. Uncertain road conditions or frontier
difficulties can complicate automobile travel to Benin other
than via the direct road from Lome to Cotonou. Accra is an easy
3-hour drive from Lome, but the border has been closed
occasionally. Lagos is about 5 hours by road, depending on
border crossing formalities. Taxis are available in Lome and
other urban areas.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
February 1990.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>