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Republic of Benin
National name: Republique du Benin
President: Mathieu Kerekou (1996)
Area: 43,483 sq. mi. (112,620 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 6,305,567 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.30%); birth rate: 45.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 97.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 145
Capital and largest city (1996): Porto-Novo (official), 177,660; Cotonou (de facto capital) 33,212
Other large city (1992): Djougou, 132,192
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Ethnic groups: Fons and Adjas, Baribas, Yorubas, Mahis
Languages: French, African languages
Ethnicity/race: African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500
Religions: indigenous, 70%; Christian, 15%; Islam, 15%
Literacy rate: 23%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $7.6 billion (1998 est.); $1,300 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.4%. Inflation: 5.6%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: corn, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, rice, cotton, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, livestock. Labor force: n.a. Industry: textiles, cigarettes; beverages, food; construction materials, petroleum. Exports: $250 million (f.o.b., 1998): cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa. Imports: $314 million (f.o.b., 1998): foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco, petroleum products, intermediate goods, capital goods, light consumer goods. Major trading partners: Brazil, Portugal, Morocco, Libya, France, U.K., Thailand, Hong Kong, China.
