Benin

Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ (listen) ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN;Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6. French: Bénin [benɛ̃], Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), Alias de Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), den formerly Dahomey,"Dahomey Announces Its Name Will Be Benin". The New York Times. 1 December 1975. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020. be sam country for West Africa. edey share border plus Togo go de west, Nigeria go de east, Burkina Faso go de north-west, den Niger go de north-east. De majority plus ein population live for the southern coastline for  Benin, part of de Gulf of Guinea for de northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean.Hughes, R. H.; Hughes, J. S. (1992). A Directory of African Wetlands. IUCN. p. 301. ISBN 978-2-88032-949-5. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015. De capital be Porto-Novo, den de seat of government dey Cotonou, de most populous city den economic capital. Benin dey cover sam area of 114,763 square kilometres (44,310 sq mi)Annuaire statistique 2010 (PDF) (Report) (insyd French). INSAE. 2012. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015. wey ein population for 2021 be estimated for approximately 13 million."World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022."World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022. Ebe sam small, tropical country. Ebe one of de least developed, plus sam economy significantly dependent on agriculture, wey ebe exporter of palm oil den cotton. Sam employment den income arise from subsistence farming."FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

From de 17th go de 19th century, political entities insyd de area include de Kingdom of Dahomey, de city-state of Porto-Novo, den oda states go de north. Na dem refer dis region to as de Slave Coast from de early 17th century secof de high number of people wey na dem sold den traffick during de Atlantic slave trade go de New World. France take ova de territory insyd 1894, wey dem incorporate am go French West Africa as French Dahomey. Insyd 1960, Dahomey gain full independence from France. As sovereign state, Benin get democratic governments, military coups, den military governments. Self-described Marxist–Leninist state call de People's Republic of Benin exist between 1975 den 1990. Insyd 1991, na dem replace am by de multi-party Republic of Benin.Global Logistics Assessments Reports Handbook. Vol. 1: Strategic Transportation and Customs Information for Selected Countries. International Business Publications USA. 2008 [2015-10-06]. p. 85. ISBN 978-0739766033.

De official language of Benin be French, plus indigenous languages dem sanso dey speak lyk Fon, Bariba, Yoruba den Dendi. De largest religious group for Benin insyd be Christianity (52.2%), Islam dey follow (24.6%) den traditional faiths (17.9%)."Religions in Benin | PEW-GRF". Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021. Benin be member of de United Nations, de African Union, de Economic Community of West African States, de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, de South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Francophonie, de Community of Sahel–Saharan States, de African Petroleum Producers Association den de Niger Basin Authority.

Administrative divisions

Dem divide Benin go twelve departments (French: départements) wey dem subdivide go 77 communes. For 1999 insyd, na dem each split de previous six departments go 2 halves, wey dey form de later twelve.Statoids - Benin, archived from the original on 18 May 2021, retrieved 26 November 2019
+Map keyDepartmentCapitalCommuniqué du Conseil des Ministres du 22 Juin 2016 | Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Béninois Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Gouv.bj (22 June 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-02.Bénin : liste des 12 nouveaux préfets et des chefs-lieux de départements Archived 2016-11-20 at the Wayback Machine. Lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.Population (2013)Area (km2)Benin. Geohive.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.Population density
(per km2 in 2013)Former
DepartmentRegionSub-Region2AliboriKandi868,04626,24233.1BorgouNorthNorth East1AtakoraNatitingou769,33720,49937.5AtakoraNorthNorth West10AtlantiqueAllada1,396,5483,233432AtlantiqueSouthSouth Centre4BorgouParakou1,202,09525,85646.5BorgouNorthNorth East5CollinesDassa-Zoumé716,55813,93151.4ZouSouthSouth Centre6KouffoAplahoué741,8952,404308.6MonoSouthSouth West3DongaDjougou542,60511,12648.8AtakoraNorthNorth West11LittoralCotonou678,874798,593.3AtlantiqueSouthSouth Centre9MonoLokossa495,3071,605308.6MonoSouthSouth West12OuéméPorto-Novo1,096,8501,281856.2OuéméSouthSouth East8PlateauPobè624,1463,264191.2OuéméSouthSouth East7ZouAbomey851,6235,243162.4ZouSouthSouth Centre

 Demographics 
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Benin

According to de 2013 Census"Benin: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.RankNameDepartmentPop.Cotonou
Porto-Novo1CotonouLittoral679,0122Porto-NovoOuémé264,3203ParakouBorgou255,4784GodomeyAtlantique253,2625Abomey-CalaviAtlantique117,8246DjougouDonga94,7737BohiconZou93,7448EkpèOuémé75,3139AbomeyZou67,88510NikkiBorgou66,109

 References 

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 Butler, S., Benin (Bradt Travel Guides) (Bradt Travel Guides, 2019)
 Caulfield, Annie, Show Me the Magic: Travels Round Benin by Taxi (Penguin Books Ltd, 2003)
 Kraus, Erika and Reid, Felice, Benin (Other Places Travel Guide) (Other Places Publishing, 2010)
 Seely, Jennifer, The Legacies of Transition Governments in Africa: The Cases of Benin and Togo (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)

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