What is Benin famous for?
Capital | Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government) |
Government Type | presidential republic |
Currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) |
Population | 12,864,634 |
Total Area |
43,483 Square Miles 112,622 Square Kilometers |
Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
Language | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) |
GDP - real growth rate | 4.6% |
Map of Benin
Source: Google News