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Benin

Also Known As Republic of Benin
Western Africa

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin and formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is a tropical country whose economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and the exports of palm oil and cotton. Benin gained full independence from France on 1 August 1960. Its official capital is Porto-Novo, while Cotonou is the seat of government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Porto-Novo 2
Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government and the country's most populous city.
Population
15,170,420 2
2026 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
114,763 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Benin, then Dahomey, gained full independence from France on 1 August 1960, celebrated each year as Independence Day.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Benin

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Porto-Novo, Cities
Source Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso

Has Capital

Porto-Novo, Cities
Source Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Niger River (Wikipedia)
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Has Member

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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Conceptia Ouinsou

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Source Wikidata: Joseph Djogbenou

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Source Wikidata: Reine Alapini-Gansou

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Source Romuald Wadagni (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Kossi Mbueke Romuald Wadagni (born 20 June 1976) is a Beninese politician and businessman who has served as the ninth president of Benin since 2026.

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Source Mouritala Ogunbiyi (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
he played for the Benin national team internationally

Origin Of

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Source Paulin Hountondji (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Paulin Jidenu Hountondji (11 April 1942 – 2 February 2024) was a Beninese philosopher, politician and academic considered one of the most important figures in the history of African philosophy.

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Location Of

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Source Boko Haram Insurgency (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Northern Nigeria Northern Cameroon (from 2012) Northern Mali (2012-2013) Southeast Niger (from 2015) Western Chad (from 2015) Northern Benin (from 2022)

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Source Wikipedia: First Franco-Dahomean WarInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Ouémé Department of modern Benin

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Source Wikipedia: Second Franco-Dahomean WarInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Ouémé and Zou Departments of modern Benin

Site Of

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Found There

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Source EPPO Global Database: Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (XANTOR) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Benin Present, restricted distribution

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Source EPPO Global Database: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RALSSO) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Benin Present, no details

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Benin

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source African civet (Wikipedia)Threats
Quote, Threats
Skins and skulls of African civets were found in 2007 at the Dantokpa Market in southern Benin, where it was among the most expensive small carnivores.

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Source Baoule's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea

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Source Black duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The black duiker (Cephalophorus niger), also known as tuba in Dyula, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria.

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Source Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The bohor reedbuck is native to Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Common kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The common kusimanse is found in the west African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Benin
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Benin
Benin · Burundi

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)Lead, range in Benin
Quote, Lead, range in Benin
It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

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Source Deroo's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo

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Source Flat-headed kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
a range extending from southern Benin and southern Nigeria via Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea to the Central African Republic and the northwest of the Republic of the Congo

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Benin
Quote, Distribution, Benin
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Benin
Quote, Distribution, Benin
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Benin
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Benin
Angola · Benin · Cameroon

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Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Guinean grass rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo

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Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Benin
Quote, Distribution, Benin
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives
Park in Senegal; Comoé National Park in Ivory Coast; Diefoula forest and Nazinga Game Ranch in Burkina Faso; Pendjari National Park in Benin; and Bouba Njida, Bénoué, and Faro National Parks in Cameroon.

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Source Hausa mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Benin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Benin
  • Infobox, capital
    Porto-Novo (official); Cotonou (seat of government)
  • Infobox: area_km2
    114763
  • Demographics section, 2026
    15,170,420 (2026 estimate)
  • Article text
    In 1960, Dahomey gained full independence from France.
  • Introduction
    Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is a tropical country with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture and the exports of palm oil and cotton.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Benin
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    121 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record BEN, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record BEN, incomeLevel
"name": "Benin", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Benin
Wikidata Q962, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Niger River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, Nigeria
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Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Porto-Novo, Infobox, Country
    Benin
  • Has Capital: Porto-Novo, Lead section
    Porto-Novo is the capital and second-largest city of Benin
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Benin 386 km
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