Benin
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 | Country: | Benin | | Internet: | .bj | | Continent: | Africa | | Government URL: | http://planben.intnet.bj | | Area: | 112620 sq km | | Population: | 7,862,944 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) | | Population: | 8703.234 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) | | Population Men: | 4391.151 | | Population Women: | 4312.083 | | Annual Growth Rate: | 3.184 % | | Birth Rate: | 38.85 % | | Death Rate: | 12.22 % | | Life Expectancy: | 53.04 years | | Infant Mortality Rate: | 79.56 % | | Fertility Rate: | 5.2 % | | HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: | 1.9 % | | HIV AIDS Living With: | 68,000 | | HIV AIDS Deaths: | 5,800 | | Labor Force: | 3,211,000 | | GDP Per Capita: | $1,100 | | GDP Purchasing Power: | $8,931,000,000 | | GDP Real Growth: | 4 | | Industrial Growth: | 8.3 | | Inflation Rate CP: | 3 % | | Investment Gross Fixed: | 19.1 | | Capital: | Porto-Novo (official capital) | | Capital Population: | 231600 (official) / 734600 Cotonou (largest city and seat of government) | | Capital Coordinates: | 6 29 N, 2 37 E | | UTC Offset: | 1 | | Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: | 6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time | | Waterways: | 150 km | | Roadways: | 16000 km | | Railways: | 578 km | | Airports: | 5 (total paved or unpaved) | | Internet Users: | 425000 | | Internet Hosts: | 867 | | Telephones Mobile: | 386,700 | | Telephones Main: | 76300 | | Debt External: | $1,600,000,000 | | Foreign Exchange Reserves: | $607,300,000 | | Imports: | $927,300,000 | | Exports: | $563,100,000 | | Current Account Balance: | -$342,700,000 | | Natural Gas Reserves: | 1,133,000,000 | | Natural Gas Consumption: | 0 | | Natural Gas Production: | 0 | | Electricity Consumption: | 576,300,000 | | Electricity Production: | 82,000,000 | | Oil Consumption: | 14,000 | | Oil Production: | 0 | | Oil Reserves: | 4,105,000 |
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Map of Benin
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