Benin
Benin

Benin

the Republic of Benin, the country in Western Africa

geographical area, UN-recognised country, sovereign state, country, geographical area of significant size, populated place, african country

Capital
Porto Novo
Currency
CFA franc, the West African CFA franc
Languages, Predominant Language
French
Political Leader
▶ Nicéphore Soglo, Adrien Houngbédji, Christophe Soglo, Bruno Amoussou, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin,  …
Population
8,078,314; 8,791,832; 8,935,000
Website
http://www.gouv.bj
Area
112,622 square kilometres
Population density
▶ 202.2 per square mile, 78.1 per square kilometre, 205.5 per square mile, 79.3 per square kilometre, 194 per square mile,  …
Births
▶ Djimon Hounsou, Angélique Kidjo, Yayi Boni, Lionel Loueke, Hubert Maga,  …
Location
▶ Africa, the world, West Africa, the Northern Hemisphere, the West African Economic and Monetary Union,  …
Location of
▶ Niger; Cotonou; Porto Novo; Kandi; Ouidah;  …
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin
Leader
▶ Yayi Boni, Nicéphore Soglo, Christophe Soglo, Maurice Kouandété, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin,  …
Contents
Benin Golf Air, Afrique Airlines
Deaths
Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, Alphonse Amadou Alley, Alphonse Alley
Coordinates
8°30'54.01"N, 6°28'00"N, 6°28'01"N, 2°13'57"E, 2°36'00"E
Overlaps
▶ Oti River, Mekrou River, Sota River, Togo Mountains, Mono River,  …
Borders
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo
Residents
Elizabeth Thompson
Leader's Title
"President"
Created, Independence
August 1st 1960
The Area Served By
Freedom from Hunger
Head Of State, President
Yayi Boni
Language
French, written French
Class
▶ UN-recognised country, sovereign state, country, geographical area of significant size, populated place,  …
Examples
geographical parents are statically known
Separate From
the United Kingdom, England
Operator
Benin Golf Air, Aero Benin, Trans Air Benin, COTAIR, Royal Air
Operator of
the West African CFA franc
Theme of
Notre pain de chaque nuit
Does
kill by capital punishment
In the Basin of
Niger
Former Name
"Dahomey"
ISO Code
"BJ"
Fips 10 4 Code For
"BN"
NGA Class, Administrative Areas
Department of Benin
Infant Mortality Rate
79.6
Average Age At Death
53 years and 0 months old
International Phone Code
+229
Attributes
geographical parents are statically known, autonomous, without telephone area codes
Often Found
▶ tamarind, African Buffalo, Imperata cylindrica, Red River Hog, African Fish Eagle,  …
Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=benin
Terrain Types
plain, Hill
Defense Budget
$101,000,000
Possible Languages
▶ Esperanto, Fufulde, Fon, Basa, Boko,  …
Open Calais URI
http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/country/ralg-geo1/9f1bf009-168d-01c5-6794-edf2d1a94f83
GDP
$5,433,000,000
Related Websites
▶ http://www.gouv.bj, http://www.citypictures.org/k-africa-143-benin-286.htm, http://benineducationfund.org/blog, http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Benin, http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/benin/benin-newspapers-news.html,  …
Legislature
National Assembly of Benin
Things Running Through
Niger, Volta River
National Anthem
L'Aube Nouvelle
Driving Side
right
HIV Patients
64,000
Adjectival
"Beninois", "Beninese"
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000989a"
CIA World Factbook URI
http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/factbook/resource/Benin
OpenCyc ID
"Mx4rvViDE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Benin
Short Form
bj
Aliases
"at benin", "in benin", "benin"
Rare Terms
"dahomey", "beninese"
Political Parties
Key Force, Social Democratic Party, Union for the Nation
Jurisdiction
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/0164v"
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