Benin
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| Anthem: L'Aube Nouvelle | |
| Capital | [[has capital::Porto Novo, Cotonou1]] |
| Largest city | Cotonou |
| Official language(s) | French |
| Government | Multiparty dem. rule |
| Area | |
| - Total | 112,620 km²1.1262e+11 m² 11,262,000 ha 43,482.825 miles² (101st) |
| 43,483 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | 1.8 |
| Population | |
| - July 2005 est. | 8,439,000 (countries by population|89th) |
| - Density | 69.8/km² (118th 3) 180.8/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| - Total | $8.669 billion (146th) |
| - Per capita | $1,100 (206th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.431 (162nd) – low |
| Currency | [[Uses currency::CFA franc]] (XOF)
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| Time zone | zone (UTC1) |
| Internet TLD | [[Has internet TLD::.bj]] |
| Calling code | +229
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- This article, or parts of this article, has been imported from the page Wikipedia:Benin.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey or Dahomania. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north. (It has no particular connection to Benin City or the Kingdom of Benin)
