sovereign state in West Africa
  • Dahomey
  • BEN
  • Republic of Benin
  • BJ
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    Benin
    sovereign state in West Africa
    • Dahomey
    • BEN
    • Republic of Benin
    • BJ

    Statements

    instance of
    sovereign state
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    country
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    life expectancy
    demonym
    Beninese (English)
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    benini (Hungarian)
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    beniner (Danish)
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    Beninano (Ido)
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    Beninänan (Volapük)
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    بنيني (Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    بنينية (Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    بنينيون (Arabic)
    applies to part
    plural
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    beninezi (Romanian)
    applies to part
    plural
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    beninez (Romanian)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    benineză (Romanian)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    বেনিনীয় (Bangla)
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    beninese (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
    feminine singular
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    beninesi (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
    feminine plural
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    benines (Lingua Franca Nova)
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    beninés (Asturian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    beninesa (Asturian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    Beninano (Esperanto)
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    Béninoises (French)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    Béninien (French)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    Béninienne (French)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    Béniniens (French)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    Béniniennes (French)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    בניני (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    בנינית (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    beninezo (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    beninezi (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    benineza (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    benineze (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    Beninec (Slovenian)
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    applies to part
    masculine singular
    Beninka (Slovenian)
    1 reference
    applies to part
    feminine singular
    بينيني (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    بينينية (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    بينينيين (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    بينينيات (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    official language
    French
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    anthem
    L'Aube Nouvelle
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    culture
    culture of Benin
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    motto text
    Fraternité, Justice, Travail (French)
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    Fraternity, Justice, Labour (English)
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    Братство, справедливост, труд (Bulgarian)
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    Bratstvo, pravica, delo (Slovenian)
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    Brawdoliaeth, Cyfiawnder, Gwaith (Welsh)
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    country
    Benin
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    coordinates of easternmost point

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    10°35'33.468"N, 3°50'35.556"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

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    12°25'12.000"N, 2°48'0.000"E
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    coordinates of southernmost point

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    6°14'2.688"N, 1°37'44.508"E
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    coordinates of westernmost point

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    10°22'40"N, 0°46'40"E
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    geoshape
    Data:Benin.map
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    head of state
    Patrice Talon
    start time
    6 April 2016
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    office held by head of government
    Prime Minister of Benin
    start time
    18 June 2015
    end time
    6 April 2016
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    President of the Republic of Benin
    start time
    11 August 2013
    end time
    18 June 2015
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    Prime Minister of Benin
    start time
    28 May 2011
    end time
    11 August 2013
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    President of the Republic of Benin
    start time
    14 May 1998
    end time
    28 May 2011
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    Prime Minister of Benin
    start time
    9 April 1996
    end time
    14 May 1998
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    President of the Republic of Benin
    start time
    4 April 1991
    end time
    9 April 1996
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    Prime Minister of Benin
    start time
    12 March 1990
    end time
    4 April 1991
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    President of the Republic of Benin
    start time
    1 March 1990
    end time
    12 March 1990
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    head of government
    Pascal Koupaki
    start time
    28 May 2011
    end time
    8 August 2013
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    Lionel Zinsou
    start time
    18 June 2015
    end time
    6 April 2016
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    Patrice Talon
    start time
    6 April 2016
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    member of
    African Union
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    International Development Association
    start time
    16 September 1963
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    International Finance Corporation
    start time
    5 February 1987
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    Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
    start time
    26 September 1994
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    OHADA
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    Conseil de l'Entente
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    AFRISTAT
    start time
    21 September 1993
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    population
    5,001,271
    point in time
    1990
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    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    5,182,525
    point in time
    1991
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    stated in
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    5,378,226
    point in time
    1992
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    5,582,420
    point in time
    1993
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    5,786,794
    point in time
    1994
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    5,985,658
    point in time
    1995
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    6,176,318
    point in time
    1996
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    6,361,301
    point in time
    1997
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    6,546,493
    point in time
    1998
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    6,740,491
    point in time
    1999
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    6,949,366
    point in time
    2000
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    7,174,911
    point in time
    2001
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    7,414,744
    point in time
    2002
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    7,665,681
    point in time
    2003
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    7,922,796
    point in time
    2004
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    8,182,362
    point in time
    2005
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    8,443,671
    point in time
    2006
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    8,707,490
    point in time
    2007
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    8,973,293
    point in time
    2008
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    9,240,783
    point in time
    2009
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    9,509,798
    point in time
    2010
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    9,779,795
    point in time
    2011
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    10,050,702
    point in time
    2012
    1 reference
    stated in
    World Bank Open Data
    contains the administrative territorial entity
    Alibori Department
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    Atakora Department
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    Atlantique Department
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    Borgou Department
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    Collines department
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    Donga Department
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    Kouffo Department
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    Littoral
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    Mono Department
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    Ouémé Department
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    Plateau Department
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    Zou Department
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    nominal GDP
    17,690,083,520 United States dollar
    point in time
    2021
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    reference URL
    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
    publisher
    World Bank
    retrieved
    26 August 2023
    17,401,746,309 United States dollar
    point in time
    2022
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
    publisher
    World Bank
    retrieved
    26 August 2023
    253,927,697
    point in time
    1963