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Key Statistics (2024)

14.5M
76th in the world
Growth: 2.5%
21.5B
129th in the world
Growth: 7.5%
46.4
182nd lowest
per 1,000 births
2.5
40th lowest
tons per capita
Net Migration
-7.7K

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ISO Codes: BEN (Alpha-3) / BJ (Alpha-2)

About Benin

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. Benin is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi), and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million. It is a tropical country with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture and the exports of palm oil and cotton.

Source: Wikipedia