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Comparison of Benin and Cameroon [S]ave

Attribute
Cameroon
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Benin
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Geography
Area (km²)475,440112,622
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)472,710110,622
Water area (km²)2,7302,000
Land boundaries (km)5,0182,123
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo
Coastline (km)402121
Mean elevation (m)667273
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)4,045658
People
Population27,744,98912,864,634
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonRepublic of Benin
Short country nameCameroonBenin
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonRepublique du Benin
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonBenin
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
  • Dahomey
  • People's Republic of Benin
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalYaoundePorto-Novo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,00025,390,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,0009,246,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.55.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,7002,300
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.517.3
Labor force9,912,0003,662,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.31
Population below poverty line (%)3036.2
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,0001,578,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,0002,152,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.250.86
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.317.1
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-6.2
Public debt (% of GDP)36.954.6
Inflation rate (%)0.60.1
Central bank discount rate (%)4.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)135.3
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,0002,644,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,0002,644,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,0001,963,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-1,024,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,0001,974,000,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,0002,787,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,000698,900,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,0002,804,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsCommunaute Financiere Africaine francs
National currency (code)XAFXOF
National currency (symbol)FCFA-
National currency rate to USD605.3605.3



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