Benin
- Official Name:
- Republic of Benin (Benin)
- Area:
- 112.620 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 8.078.314 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 121 km
- Capital:
- Porto-Novo (official capital)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Cotonou
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political divisions:
- 12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou
- Language(s):
- French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
- National holiday:
- National Day, 1 August (1960)
- Nationality:
- Beninese (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 1. Note: Cotonou (seat of government)
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .bj
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
CFA Franc (XOF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 4.622.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 32,8%
- Industry: 13,7%
- Services: 53,5%
- Labor force:
- ND
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- ND (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 19,1% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD836.800.000
- Expenditures: USD1.064.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -342.700.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 563.100.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood
- Exports - Partners:
- China 31,3%, Indonesia 8,1%, India 7,4%, Niger 6%, Togo 4,8%, Thailand 4,8%, Nigeria 4,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 927.300.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products
- Imports - partners:
- France 21,8%, Ghana 7,1%, Cote d'Ivoire 7%, China 6,7%, UK 5,2%, Belgium 4,9%, Togo 4,5%, Thailand 4,2%, Nigeria 4% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 607.300.000 (2000 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD1.600.000.000 (2000)
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