Benin
Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo · Population: 5,709,529
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Population
- 5,709,529
- Area
- 112,620
- Government
- republic under multiparty democratic rule dropped Marxism Leninism December 1989
- Population growth
- 3.32%
- Infant mortality
- 105.1
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- BEN
- Capital province
- Benin
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 7,600
- Agriculture
- 36.8
- Industry
- 50.6
- Services
- 12.6
- Inflation
- 55
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Benin →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Porto-Novo | 5,709,529 | 112,620 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto-Novo | Benin | — | 6.30, 2.40 |
Religions
Ethnic groups
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation member
- Council of the Entente member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- Economic Community of West African States member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Franc Zone member
- Group of 77 member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Islamic Development Bank member
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Organization of the Islamic Conference member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Mission in Haiti member
- Universal Postal Union member
- West African Development Bank member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member