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Benin
Republic of Benin
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Population
13.22M
Capital
Porto-Novo
Area
112,622 km²
Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$21.48B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$1,485
as of 2024
Population
14.46M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.5%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
1.6%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
34.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
60.96
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
3.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.2%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
52.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
4.48
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
40.6%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
112,760
as of 2023
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About Benin
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Demonym
- Beninese
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- BJ · BEN
- Map
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