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Introduction ::Benin
Background:
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Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent. YAYI, who won a second five-year term in March 2011, has attempted to stem corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth.
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Geography ::Benin
Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
Geographic coordinates:
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9 30 N, 2 15 E
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Africa
Area:
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total: 112,622 sq km
country comparison to the world: 102
land: 110,622 sq km
water: 2,000 sq km
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,989 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km
Coastline:
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121 km
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 200 nm
Climate:
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tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain:
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mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m
Natural resources:
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small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Land use:
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arable land: 22.48%
permanent crops: 2.61%
other: 74.9% (2011)
Irrigated land:
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230.4 sq km (2008)
Total renewable water resources:
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26.39 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.13 cu km/yr (32%/23%/45%)
per capita: 18.74 cu m/yr (2001)
Natural hazards:
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
Environment - current issues:
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inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
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sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands
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People and Society ::Benin
Nationality:
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noun: Beninese (singular and plural)
adjective: Beninese
Ethnic groups:
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Fon and related 39.2%, Adja and related 15.2%, Yoruba and related 12.3%, Bariba and related 9.2%, Peulh and related 7%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%, Dendi and related 2.5%, other 1.6% (includes Europeans), unspecified 2.9% (2002 census)
Languages:
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French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Religions:
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Catholic 27.1%, Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, Protestant 10.4% (Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%), other Christian 5.3%, other 15.5% (2002 census)
Population:
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9,877,292 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.1% (male 2,223,497/female 2,134,644)
15-24 years: 19.9% (male 1,001,845/female 967,664)
25-54 years: 29.7% (male 1,476,894/female 1,456,501)
55-64 years: 3.5% (male 143,594/female 200,424)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 109,009/female 163,220) (2013 est.)
population pyramid:
Median age:
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total: 17.6 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 18 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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2.877% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
Birth rate:
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37.55 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Death rate:
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8.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
Urbanization:
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urban population: 42% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
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COTONOU (seat of government) 815,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 276,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
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350 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 30
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 60.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 28
male: 63.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 60.26 years
country comparison to the world: 189
male: 59 years
female: 61.59 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
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5.13 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
Health expenditures:
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4.1% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 166
Physicians density:
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0.059 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
Hospital bed density:
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0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 84% of population
rural: 68% of population
total: 75% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16% of population
rural: 32% of population
total: 25% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 25% of population
rural: 5% of population
total: 13% of population
unimproved:
urban: 75% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 87% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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60,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,700 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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20.2% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 34
Education expenditures:
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5.4% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 58
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 55.2%
female: 30.3% (2010 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2005)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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total: 0.8%
country comparison to the world: 139
male: 1.1%
female: 0.6% (2002)
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Government ::Benin
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conventional long form: Republic of Benin
conventional short form: Benin
local long form: Republique du Benin
local short form: Benin
former: Dahomey
Government type:
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republic
Capital:
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name: Porto-Novo (official capital)
geographic coordinates: 6 29 N, 2 37 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Cotonou (seat of government)
Administrative divisions:
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12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou
Independence:
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1 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday:
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National Day, 1 August (1960)
Constitution:
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adopted by referendum 2 December 1990
Legal system:
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civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law
International law organization participation:
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006); Prime Minister Pascal KOUPAKI (since 28 May 2011)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 13 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2016)
election results: Thomas YAYI Boni re-elected president; percent of vote - Thomas YAYI Boni 53.1%, Adrien HOUNGBEDJI 35.6%, Abdoulaye Bio TCHANE 6.1%, other 5.2%
Legislative branch:
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unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 30 April 2011 (next to be held in 2015)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FCBE 41, UN 30, other 12
Judicial branch:
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Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle (7 members; 4 appointed by the National Assembly, 3 appointed by the President; appointed for a 5-year term for one term); Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (President of the Supreme Court appointed by the President for a 5-year term); High Court of Justice (composed of members of the Constitutional Court and 6 members appointed by the National Assembly)
Political parties and leaders:
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African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN]; Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD; Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP; Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI]; Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE; Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA]; Key Force or FC [Lazare SÈHOUÉTO]; Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI]; Rally for Democracy and Progress or PRD [Dominique HOUNGNINOU]; Social Democrat Party or PSD [Bruno AMOUSSOU]; Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA]; Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU]; Union Makes the Nation or UN
note: approximately 20 additional minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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other: economic groups; environmentalists; political groups; teachers' unions and other educational groups
International organization participation:
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Cyrille Segbe OGUIN
chancery: 2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 232-6656
FAX: [1] (202) 265-1996
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Susan TULLER
embassy: Rue Caporal Bernard Anani, Cotonou
mailing address: 01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou
telephone: [229] 21-30-06-50
FAX: [229] 21-30-66-82
Flag description:
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two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side; green symbolizes hope and revival, yellow wealth, and red courage
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia
National symbol(s):
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leopard
National anthem:
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name: "L'Aube Nouvelle" (The Dawn of a New Day)
lyrics/music: Gilbert Jean DAGNON
note: adopted 1960
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Economy ::Benin
Economy - overview:
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The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Growth in real output had averaged almost 4% before the global recession and it has returned to roughly that level in 2011-12. Inflation has subsided over the past several years. In order to raise growth, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, and encourage new information and communication technology. Specific projects to improve the business climate by reforms to the land tenure system, the commercial justice system, and the financial sector were included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Account grant signed in February 2006. The 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. The Paris Club and bilateral creditors have eased the external debt situation with Benin benefiting from a G-8 debt reduction announced in July 2005, while pressing for more rapid structural reforms. An insufficient electrical supply continues to adversely affect Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power production. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects. Cotton, a key export, suffered from flooding in 2010-11, but high prices supported export earnings. The government agreed to a 25% increase in civil servant salaries in 2011, following a series of strikes, increasing pressure on the national budget. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$15.51 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$14.98 billion (2011 est.)
$14.47 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$7.541 billion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
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3.5% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
3.5% (2011 est.)
2.6% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$1,700 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
$1,600 (2011 est.)
$1,600 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 35.9%
industry: 6.4%
services: 57.7% (2012 est.)
Labor force:
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3.662 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
Unemployment rate:
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NA%
Population below poverty line:
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37.4% (2007 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29% (2003)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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36.5 (2003)
country comparison to the world: 83
Investment (gross fixed):
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22.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
Budget:
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revenues: $1.403 billion
expenditures: $1.683 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
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18.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-3.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
Public debt:
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30.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
31.3% of GDP (2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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6.5% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
2.7% (2011 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
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4.25% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
4.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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NA%
Stock of narrow money:
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$1.836 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
$1.715 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$2.95 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
$2.716 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
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$1.602 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
$1.475 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA
Agriculture - products:
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cotton, corn, cassava (manioc), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; livestock
Industries:
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textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement
Industrial production growth rate:
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3% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
Current account balance:
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-$625.3 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
-$699.9 million (2011 est.)
Exports:
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$1.578 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
$1.593 billion (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood
Exports - partners:
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India 32.4%, China 20%, Indonesia 6.8%, Niger 4.8%, Singapore 4.4%, Nigeria 4.2% (2011)
Imports:
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$2.136 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
$2.188 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities:
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foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products
Imports - partners:
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China 31.1%, France 12.2%, UK 7.6%, US 6.7%, India 6.5%, Netherlands 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2011)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$977 million (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$887.4 million (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt - external:
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$953.5 million (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
$913.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
Exchange rates:
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Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
514.1 (2012 est.)
471.87 (2011 est.)
495.28 (2010 est.)
472.19 (2009)
447.81 (2008)
Fiscal year:
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calendar year
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Energy ::Benin
Electricity - production:
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120 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
Electricity - consumption:
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778 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
Electricity - imports:
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866 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
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60,000 kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
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98.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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1.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
Crude oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
Crude oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
Crude oil - imports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
Crude oil - proved reserves:
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8 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
Refined petroleum products - production:
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
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29,170 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
Refined petroleum products - exports:
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11,410 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
Refined petroleum products - imports:
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35,140 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
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3.65 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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Communications ::Benin
Telephones - main lines in use:
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152,700 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 133
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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7.765 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 91
Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment
domestic: fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly
international: country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2008)
Broadcast media:
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state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with multiple channels giving it a wide broadcast reach; several privately-owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately-owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2007)
Internet country code:
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.bj
Internet hosts:
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491 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 183
Internet users:
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200,100 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 139
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Transportation ::Benin
Airports:
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5 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 179
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2012)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2012)
Railways:
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total: 438 km
country comparison to the world: 113
narrow gauge: 438 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Roadways:
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total: 16,000 km
country comparison to the world: 119
paved: 1,400 km
unpaved: 14,600 km (2006)
Waterways:
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150 km (seasonal navigation on River Niger along northern border) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 102
Ports and terminals:
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Cotonou
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Military ::Benin
Military branches:
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Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin Air Force (Force Aerienne du Benin, FAB) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
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18-35 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; a higher education diploma is required; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 2,095,373
females age 16-49: 2,038,351 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,385,065
females age 16-49: 1,400,045 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 108,496
female: 104,526 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
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1.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 97
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Transnational Issues ::Benin
Disputes - international:
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talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
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refugees (country of origin): 5,883 (Togo) (2011)
Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations (2008)
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