Benin
People
- Population: 5709529
- Population Growth: 3.32%
- Infant Mortality: 105.1 per 1000 live births (similar to Benin, Tanzania)
Context
- Area: 112620 km2
- Government: republic under multiparty democratic rule dropped Marxism Leninism December 1989
- Religions: Christian (15%), Muslim (15%)
- Ethnic Groups: African (99%)
- Borders: Niger (266 km), Burkina Faso (306 km), Togo (644 km), Nigeria (773 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 500$US (similar to Martinique, Kazakstan, Uganda, Peru)
- GDP from agriculture: 36.8%
- GDP from industry: 12.6%
- GDP from services: 50.6%
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