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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government: Elected President, elected National Assembly
- Population: 6,305,567 (52% urban)
- Total area: 112,622 sq. km
- Languages: French (official), Fon (47%), Adja (12%), Bariba (10%)
- Religions: Traditional animism (67%), Roman Catholic (12%)
- Per capita GDP: $1,300 p.a.
- Exports: $250m; cotton, petroleum, palm products
- Literacy: 37% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 54.1 years (55.2f, 52.0m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Benin
- [Atlapedia Online] - Benin
- [Index on Africa] country page - Benin
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Benin - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Benin - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [World Skip] - Benin
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Government of Benin
- Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération (Foreign Affaires & Cooperation)
- Ministère Chargé des Relations avec les Autres Institutions de la Société Civile et des Béninois de l'extérieur
- Ministère des Mines de l'Energie et de l'Hydraulique
- Overseas Missions:
- Republic of Benin Embassy in Washington
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Ecooperation - sustainable development based on reciprocity, equality and participation
- European Union Development Programme - Benin
- Hunger Project-Benin (Cotonou) - committed to the sustainable end of hunger throughout the nation using The Hunger Project's
methodology of Strategic Planning-in-Action, which works to empower local people to create their own vision of a future free from
hunger, and carry out catalytic projects to achieve that future
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders) (Brussels) - brings help to people in distress, to the victims of
natural or man-made disasters, and conflict and war, regardless of race, religion, or philosophical or political persuasion.
- ORIDEV - member of the ANAIS network, aims to promote the development of communication by the use of communication and
information technologies
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Benin
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Ok Raids Agence de Voyage - West African travel specialists
- Air Afrique - serving Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Congo, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Niger, Chad, and
Mauritania
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Ministry of Planning and Economic Reconstruction
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Benin
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Benin
- Human rights:
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Benin] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Social development:
- [World Bank] country brief - Benin
- [Africa Confidential] news articles on Benin
- [IRINnews.org] news archive - Benin - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Benin - news articles selected from around the world
- [UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Benin
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Benin
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Benin - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Benin
- [Political Resources] - Benin
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Benin - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in Benin
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- American Beninese Business Council (ABBC)
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
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