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Country name:
Republic of Benin;
Republique du Benin
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Nigeria and Togo
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Population:
6,395, 919
Ethnic groups:
African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being
Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500
Nationality:
Beninese (singular and plural)
adjective: Beninese
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%
Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common
vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in
north)
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population:37%
male:48.7%
female:25.8% (1995 est.)
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