Benin

Benin
Information
Capital	Porto-Novo, but the government sits in Cotonou
Major Cities	Cotonou
Language(s)	French (official), Fon, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi and several minor tribal languages
Area	112,622 km²
Population	8,439,000 (2005)
Time Zone	WAT (UTC+1)
Ethnic Groups	African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500
Demonym	Benninese
Government	Multi-party democratic republic
Independence	1 August, 1960
Currency	CFA Franc (XOF)

Atakora mountains, North Benin, close to Batia, Pendjari Nationalpark

Overview

Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN;] French: Bénin [benɛ̃]), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin) and formerly known as Dahomey, is an ag country in West Africa. is a country located in the western part of Africa. Until 1975, it was as Dahomey or Dahomania. It covers an area of 112,622 km² and its population is 8,439,000 (2005). Benin has many ethnic groups, and the present population is a mixture of many such groups. The people of Benin have developed a distinct martial culture which is rarely found in other parts of Africa. It is a former French colony, hence the cultural French influence and the official use of the French language.

Economy

Benin Exports by Product (2014) from Harvard Atlas of Economic Complexity.

Flags

Benin's communist era flag.

The modern flag.

The coat of arms.

4 National images

The Cotonou, Benin on the 6th of November, 2007.

A village in Atakora Department, one of Benin's two northernmost departments.

Porto-Novo.

Extensive agriculture in the north of Benin, near Djougou.

Also see

1. Democratic Republic of Benin (Attempted nuclear war simulation)
2. The-politics.wikia.org, Benin
3. Wikipedia.org, Benin

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Sources

1. https://www.sunnewsonline.com/edo-2020-ize-iyamu-promises-to-review-complete-benin-storm-water-project-%E2%80%8E/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin
3. https://www.sunnewsonline.com/edo-2020-ize-iyamu-promises-to-review-complete-benin-storm-water-project-%E2%80%8E/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin
5. http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/benin/en/
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024021730/http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/benin/en/