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Benin Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Benin
Capital	Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government
Total Area	43,482.83 sq mi 112,620.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Pennsylvania)
Population	6,590,782 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050	18,057,345
Languages	French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Literacy	37.5% total, 52.2% male, 23.6% female (2000)
Religions	indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
Life Expectancy	49.02 male, 50.88 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic under multiparty democratic rule
Currency	1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
GDP (per capita)	$1,030 (2000 est.)
Industry	textiles, cigarettes; beverages, food; construction materials, petroleum
Agriculture	corn, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, rice, cotton, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, livestock
Arable Land	13%
Natural Resources	small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber