Currency:
Franc CFA
Bordering Countries:
Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Benon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea)
Major Cities:
Cotonou, Abomey, Ouidah, and Parakou
Language(s):
French
Ethnic Groups:
Fon, Yoruba, Voltaic, and Fulani
Natural Resources:
Cocoa, cotton, corn, sorghum, cassava, beans, rice, peanuts, and palm products, goats, sheep, pigs, beverages, textiles, footwear, cement, and ginned cotton, Petroleum, chromite, low-quality iron ore, ilmenite, titanium, and crude oil
Government:
Benin has been a multiparty democracy since 1991 and has a unicameral national assembly. The president is the head of state. The president and the members of the legislature are popularly elected. The country is divided into six provinces.
Stock Market:
Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières(BRVM)
http://www.brvm.org/
Higher Education Institutation(s):
Universite
Nationale du Benin, Cotonou
Universitaire
d`Abomey-Calavi Ecole du Patrimoine Africain
Maps:
Political Map
Relief Map
Reference Sources:
Benin directory
Benin key facts (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
Benin information from OneWorld (content and links to other sites)
Benin information from World Information (key facts, profile, visitor guide, weather, map, news, directory, key indicators, and more)
Online News Sources:
AllAfrica.com: Benin - Top News
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