benin Capital: porto novo Pos.: Surface: 112.622 Kmq 102 Population 2020: 12.123.000 77 Pop. density: 107,64 in./Kmq 78 Pop. growth 12ys:  +35,68 % GDP per capita: 1.254 $ 164 Nominal GDP 2020: 15,205 billions $ 125 PPP per capita: 3.505 $ 157 GDP PPP 2020: 42,497 billions $ 116 Internet TLD:  BJ
Republic of Benin and formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city and economic capital. It is a tropical nation, highly dependent on agriculture, and is a large exporter of palm oil and cotton Economy: The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture and cotton. Cotton accounts for 40% of Benin's GDP and roughly 80% of official export receipts.   There is also production of textiles, palm products, and cocoa beans. Maize (corn), beans, rice,
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