Benin

	République populaire du Bénin; People's Republic of Benin
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto; "Fraternité, Justice, Travail" (French); "Fraternity, Justice, Labor"
	Anthem; L'Aube Nouvelle; (The Dawn of a New Day)
Capital; ; Largest city	Porto Novo; 6°28′N 2°36′E; Cotonou
Official languages	French
Demonym	Beninese, Beninois
Government; - President	Socialist state; Mathieu Kérékou
Independence; - Date	from France; August 1, 1960
Area ; - Total; ; - Water (%)	; 112,622 km²; 43,483 sq mi; 1.8
Population ; - July 2005 estimate; - 2002 census; - Density;	; 8,439,000; 6,769,914; 75/km²; 194/sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total; - Per capita	2005 estimate; $8.75 billion; $1,176
Gini (2003)	36.5 (medium)
HDI (2007)	0.437 (low)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone; - Summer (DST)	WAT (UTC +1); not observed (UTC +1)
Internet TLD	.bj
Calling code	+229

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République populaire du Bénin People's Republic of Benin


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto "Fraternité, Justice, Travail" (French) "Fraternity, Justice, Labor"

Anthem L'Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day)



Capital Largest city	Porto Novo 6°28′N 2°36′E Cotonou

Official languages	French

Demonym	Beninese, Beninois

Government - President	Socialist state Mathieu Kérékou

Independence - Date	from France August 1, 1960

Area - Total - Water (%)	112,622 km² 43,483 sq mi 1.8

Population - July 2005 estimate - 2002 census - Density	8,439,000 6,769,914 75/km² 194/sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2005 estimate $8.75 billion $1,176

Gini (2003)	36.5 (medium)

HDI (2007)	0.437 (low)

Currency	West African CFA franc (`XOF`)

Time zone - Summer (DST)	WAT (UTC +1) not observed (UTC +1)

Internet TLD	.bj

Calling code	+229