Organizations / Benin

• Country name : Benin
• Official name : Republic of Benin
• System of government : Republic
• National anthem :

Geography

• Area : 112,620 km²
• Capital : Porto-Novo
• Border countries : bordered on the north by Burkina Faso and Niger, on the east by Nigeria, and on the west by Togo.

People

• Population : 7,5 millions (2006)
• Language(s) : French (official), African languages
• Religions : Indigenous (70%), Christian (15%), Islam (15%)

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