| Benin :
Geographic coordinates
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9 30 N, 2 15 E
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| Benin :
Population growth rate
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2.97%
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| Benin :
Birth rate
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44.23 births/1,000 population
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| Benin :
Death rate
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14.51 deaths/1,000 population
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| Benin :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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70,000
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| Benin :
Independence
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1 August 1960
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| Benin :
National holiday
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National Day, 1 August
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| Benin :
Constitution
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December 1990
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| Benin :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $6.6 billion
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| Benin :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $1,030
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| Benin :
Electricity - consumption
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510.2 million kWh
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| Benin :
Exports
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$396 million cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa
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| Benin :
Imports
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$566 million foodstuffs, tobacco, petroleum products, capital goods
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| Benin :
Telephones
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36,000
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| Benin :
Mobile cellular
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4,295
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| Benin :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4
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| Benin :
Radios
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620,000
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| Benin :
Television broadcast stations
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2
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| Benin :
Televisions
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60,000
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| Benin :
Internet country code
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.bj
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| Benin :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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1
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| Benin :
Internet users
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10000
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| Benin :
Railways
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578 km
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| Benin :
Highways
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6,787 km
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| Benin :
Waterways
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N/A
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| Benin :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Benin :
Ports and harbors
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Cotonou, Porto-Novo
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| Benin :
Merchant marine
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N/A
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| Benin :
Airports
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5
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| Benin :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Benin :
Military branches
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Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force).
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| Benin :
Military expenditures
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$27 million
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