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Flag and country information -
People's Republic of BENIN |
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Area - 112,622 sq km / 43,472 sq ml |
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Capital - Porto Novo |
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Language - French, Fon, Yoruba |
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Currency - Franc CFA |
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Population - 7,041,490 |
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Life expectancy - 46 (men), 50 (women) |
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Literacy rate - 32% |
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Religions - Animist 60%, Muslim, Roman Catholic |
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Physical features - mainly flat with some rolling hills, hot and humid in south, semiarid in north |
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Ethnic distribution - 98% African made up from 42 ethnic groups, the largest being, Fon, Adja, Yoruba and Braiba, also some Europeans, mainly French |
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Exports - cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, petroleum, cement, sea products |
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