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Benin
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Geography
Area (km²)245,857112,622
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)245,717110,622
Water area (km²)1402,000
Land boundaries (km)4,0462,123
Border countries
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo
Coastline (km)320121
Mean elevation (m)472273
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1,752658
People
Population12,527,44012,864,634
Official languages
  • French
  • French
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of GuineaRepublic of Benin
Short country nameGuineaBenin
Long local nameRepublique de GuineeRepublique du Benin
Short local nameGuineeBenin
Former name
  • French Guinea
  • Dahomey
  • People's Republic of Benin
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalConakryPorto-Novo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)27,970,000,00025,390,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)10,250,000,0009,246,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)8.25.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,2002,300
Gross national saving (% of GDP)5.117.3
Labor force5,558,0003,662,000
Unemployment rate (%)2.71
Population below poverty line (%)4736.2
Budget revenues (USD)1,700,000,0001,578,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,748,000,0002,152,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.470.86
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)16.617.1
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.5-6.2
Public debt (% of GDP)37.954.6
Inflation rate (%)8.90.1
Central bank discount rate (%)22.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)22.25.3
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,840,000,0002,644,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,840,000,0002,644,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,762,000,0001,963,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-705,000,000-1,024,000,000
Exports (USD)3,514,000,0001,974,000,000
Imports (USD)4,799,000,0002,787,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)331,800,000698,900,000
External debt (USD)1,458,000,0002,804,000,000
National currencyGuinean francsCommunaute Financiere Africaine francs
National currency (code)GNFXOF
National currency (symbol)FG-
National currency rate to USD9605.3



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