Republic of Benin
Republique du Benin
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Motto:
Fraternite, Justice, Travail
(
French
: "Fellowship, Justice, Labour")
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Pambangsang Dalit:
L'Aube Nouvelle
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Tungku (Sentru/Sidduan)
| Porto Novo
,
Cotonou
1
6°28′N
2°36′E
/
6.467
,
2.6
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Pekamaragul a lakanbalen
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Cotonou
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Kikilalanan a amanu
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French
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Gubiernu
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Multiparty dem. rule
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-
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President
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Yayi Boni
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Independence
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From
France
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-
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Date
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August 1
,
1960
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-
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Danuman (%)
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1.8
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Populasiun
|
-
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July 2005 mga
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8,439,000
2
(
89th
)
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-
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2002 census
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6,769,914
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GDP
(
PPP
)
|
2005 mga
|
-
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Kaganapan/Kabilugan
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$8.669 billion (
146th
)
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-
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Balang katau
|
$1,100 (
206th
)
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HDI
(2003)
|
0.431 (
low
) (
162nd
)
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Pera
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CFA franc
(
XOF
)
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Time zone
|
(
UTC
+ 1)
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Internet TLD
|
.bj
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Calling code
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229
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1. Cotonou is the seat of government.
2. Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
3. Rank based on 2005 estimate.
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