Benin

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currency: West African CFA franc
capital city: Porto-Novo
region: Western Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 112,760 km²
population: 13,712,828 people
political leader: Patrice Talon (President)

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Summary

Benin is a country. The capital city is Porto-Novo, located in the Western Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 112,760 km², a population of 13,712,828 people and uses the currency West African CFA franc. The President is Patrice Talon.

Location on a map: [9°50′N, 2°25′E]

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Environment

Benin is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Western Africa and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 39,500.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.00 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 9.62 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 56.50 % of population
Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 4.09 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 94.44 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.46 % of total
Net energy imports: 46.59 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 4.89 births per woman
Forest area: 30,851 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 36.72 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 20.69 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 13.70
Methane emissions: 8.30 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.92 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 6,842,109 people
Male population: 6,870,720 people
Renewable energy consumption: 54.50 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 113,691.06 km²
Rural population: 6,842,701 people
Urban land area: 2,005.91 km²
Urban population: 6,870,127 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 6.00 % of total population

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Cities in Benin

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 12,000 people
Democracy score: 5.74
Democracy type: Hybrid regime
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 8,800 people
Individuals using the internet: 33.76 % of population
Military expenditure: 0.56 % of GDP
Net migration: -200 people
Press freedom: 2.46
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 26.61 %

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Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Benin

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Health

Birth rate: 36.07 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 9.32 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 35.13 current US$
Health expenditure: 2.58 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 0.45 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 60
Suicide mortality rate: 7.80 per 100,000 population

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Diseases in Benin

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Business

Gdp: 19,673,284,686.00 current US$
Inflation: 2.73 annual %
Self-employed workers: 78.56 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 10.79 % of GDP
Unemployment: 1.45 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 77.56 % of total employment

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Sports

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Culture

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Benin by total students

Distribution of universities in Benin per foundation year

Universities in Benin

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In literature

There are 47 books written about Benin in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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