Western Togoland
Western Togoland Togoland de l'Ouest | |
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| Anthem: "Que Dieu bénisse notre Ouest Togoland" (French) (English: "God bless our Western Togoland") | |
Western Togoland (purple) within Ghana | |
| Status | Unrecognized state |
| Capital | Ho |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised regional languages | French, Ewe, Dangme, Avatime, Tafi, Logba, other languages |
| Religion | Christianity Islam West African Vodun |
| Demonym(s) | Western Togolese |
| Government | |
| Togbe Yesu Kwabla Edudzi (de facto) | |
| Unrecognized | |
• Independence from Ghana declared | 25 September 2020 |
| Area | |
• | 20,550 km2 (7,930 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 4,000,000 |
Western Togoland (French: Togoland de l'Ouest) is a self-proclaimed state which is considered by the international community to be part of Ghana. It claims five of the Volta and Oti Regions. On 25 September 2020 separatists in Western Togoland declared independence from the Republic of Ghana. Western Togoland has been a member state of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) since 2017.