Benin

**Benin** (/bɛˈniːn/ (listen) *ben-EEN*, /bɪˈniːn/ *bin-EEN*; French: *Bénin* [benɛ̃], Fon: *Benɛ*, Fula: *Benen*), Alias de **Republic of Benin** (French: *République du Bénin*), den formerly **Dahomey**, 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. 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) wey ein population for 2021 be estimated for approximately 13 million. 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.

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.

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%). 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

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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.

## Demographics

## References


## You fi read further

* 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)