Benin

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About Benin

Official Name	Republic of Benin
Location	Located in West Africa
Geographic coordinates	6.4667° N, 2.6000° E
Total area	43,484 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. A majority of the population live on its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean
About Independence	Benin Gain Independence on 1 August,1960
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 20 September, 1960
Total Population	As of 2015, the total population of Benin is around 11,273,107
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Benin is 2.8%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Benin Is 57 Years
Governing system	Presidential representative democratic republic
Name of current President	Thomas Boni Yayi is the current President of Benin
Name of current Prime minister	Lionel Zinsou is the current Prime minister of Benin
Official Language	Official language is French
Religious status	Christian is the official religion of Benin.47% people of Benin are Christian
Per capita income	Per capita income of Benin’s people is 598 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Benin people are 42.4%
Capital City	Porto-Novo
Other Major cities	Ganvie, Ouidah, Cotonou, Abomey, Parakou, Natitingou, Pendjari National Park
Currency Name	The official currency of  West African CFA franc
Central Bank	Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
International Airports	Aéroport international cardinal bernadin gantin de cotonou
Sports	Football is one of Benin's popular sports. Tennis is the second favorite popular sport there. Rugby is the third most popular sport