GOVERNMENT:
- President --------------------- Yayi Boni
- Independence:------------- Aug 1 1960
GEOGRAPHY:
- Population: --------------------- 8,300,000
- Area: --------------------- 112,623 sq.km : 43,483 sq mi
- Capital City: --------------------- Porto Novo
- Capital city (Est. pop.)-------------- 1,060,310
- Natural Resources----------- Limestone, Offshore oil.
PEOPLE:
- Literacy:------------------ 37%
- Official languages:------------------- French , African Languages
VITAL STATISTICS:
- Birth Rate:----------------------- 46% (per 1,000 population) (1997)
- Death Rate:----------------------- 5.76 (per 1,000 population)
ECONOMY:
- Monitary unit --------------------- Franc CFA
- Economy:------------ Palm oil, cassava, peanuts, cotton, corn rice.
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