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- Capital Porto novo
- Population 14,814,460
- Area 112,622 km²
- HDI 0.515
- Climate Predominantly tropical savanna
- Average annual temperature 28.0 °C
- Currency Franco cfa (bceao) (XOF)
- Language(s) French
- Main religion Christianity and Islam (varies by country)
- Life expectancy 61.0 years
- Population density 125.14 hab/km²
- FIFA ranking #93
- GDP per capita USD 1,658.27
- Nominal GDP USD 24.57 bn
- Government Presidential republic
- Independence 1 August 1960
- Phone code +229
- Internet domain .bj
- Urbanization rate 53.36%
- Literacy rate 51.38%
- Federation 🌐 https://www.bjfoot.com
- National team National team of Benin