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The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. 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.
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| National motto: Fraternité, Justice, Travail ( French: Fellowship, Justice, Labour) | |||||
| Official language | French | ||||
| Capital | Porto Novo, Cotonouą | ||||
| President | Mathieu KérékouMathieu Kerekou Insert image here Period in Office October 26, 1972- April 4, 1991; April 4, 1996- Predecessor Justin Ahomadegbe (first time); Nicephore Soglo (second time) Successor Nicephore Soglo (first time) Date of Birth September 2, 1933 Place of Bi | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total - % water | Ranked 99thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 112,620 km˛Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km˛ is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m˛ 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers 1.8% | ||||
| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in
| Ranked 94thThis is a list of countries by population . The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2003 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. In the main list dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area
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| IndependenceAlternate uses: see Independence (disambiguation Independence for a country, organization or branch of government is the same as self-rule, as opposed to being ruled by someone else. Establishing such independence sometimes implies a violent break-out or | August 1, 1960 | ||||
| Currency | CFA franc | ||||
| Time zone | UTC + 1 | ||||
| National anthem | L'Aube Nouvelle | ||||
| Internet TLD | .BJ | ||||
| Calling Code | 229 | ||||
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