Flag of Benin
Capital:
Porto-Novo
Population:
8,791,832 (July 2009 est.)
Conventional Name:
Republic of Benin
Local Name:
Republique du Benin
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
Chief of State:
President Thomas Yayi Boni
Head of State:
President Thomas Yayi Boni
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Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benin (pronounced /bɨˈnɪn/ ), officially the Republic of Benin , is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its sho...
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Benin - Top News ... UNDP Benin: UNDP Helps to Set Up Solar Villages ... Until recently, the villages of Hon and Koussoukpa, like many others, (100 kilometers from Cotonou, Benin's economic capital) got their light from oil lamps and candles, suffering all the damage to health and the environment.
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Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Benin. ... Benin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Benin's latitude ranges from 6o30N to 12o30N and its longitude from 10E to 3o40E. Benin is bounded by...
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Adjahi, Christine - "Femmes africaines en immigration : quels parcours et quelles pratiques ? L'exemple de Christine Adjahi On the author's immigration to France from Benin for university education, African communal life vs. the West's individualism, the importance of oral transmission of culture and education.
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Benin is located in West Africa and covers a land area Of 112,622 Sq. km. and constitutes a long stretch of hand perpendicular to the Coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It is bordered on the North by Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger, on the East by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and on the West by the Republic of Togo.
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Benin tourism and travel information including facts, maps, history, culture, transport and weather in Benin. Find popular places to visit in Benin - Lonely Planet ... If you’re heading to West Africa to unearth lost treasure, look no further than Benin. This club-shaped country, on the western edge of Nigeria,
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