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Region | Africa |
Capital | Cotonou |
Area, km2 | 112 620 |
Population | 9 212 000 |
Population growth, per year | 274 518 |
Average life expectancy, years | 53.45 (m. 52.3, fem. 54.6) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 81.80 |
Official languages | French |
Currency | CFA franc |
International phone code | 229 |
Internet tld | bj |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
International organizations participation Benin | Group of 90, World Trade Organization, Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Land borders | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo |
Access to the seas and oceans | Gulf of Guinea |