Republic of Benin | |
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Capital | Porto-Novoa |
Official languages | French |
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Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Patrice Talon | |
Louis Vlavonou | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
• Republic of Dahomey established | 11 December 1958 |
• from France | 1 August 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (100th) |
• Water (%) | 0.4% |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 11,733,059 (78th) |
• 2013 census | 10,008,749 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (120th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $29.918 billion (137th) |
• Per capita | $2,552 (163rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $11.386 billion (141st) |
• Per capita | $971 (163rd) |
Gini (2015) | ▲ 47.8 high |
HDI (2019) | 0.545 low · 158th |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +229 |
ISO 3166 code | BJ |
Internet TLD | .bj |
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Benin (officially called the Republic of Benin) is a country in Africa. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo. The government is based in Cotonou, the country's largest city. Most people live on the small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin.