Benin

Africa · Western Africa

Benin

Republic of Benin
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo

Quick facts about Benin

Official name	Republic of Benin
Capital	Porto-Novo
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	14,111,034 people (world rank 75)
Area	112,622 km²
Density	125 people/km²
Share of world population	0.18% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$19.7 billion
Urbanisation	51.7% urban population
Life expectancy	60.8 years
Currency	West African CFA franc (Fr) — XOF
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.bj`
Calling code	+229
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,394 · see world ranking
Internet Users	32.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	46.5 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	28.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Benin did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Burkina Faso Niger Nigeria Togo

The geographic position is roughly 9.5°, 2.3°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.