Map of Benin
Courtesy of Mbendi
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 112,620 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 6,400,000*
Population density: 52.2 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 27/40*
Population growth (1990-1997): 2.8% p.a.*
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 52/57*
Fertility rate (1980/1996): 7.0/5.9*
Capital: Porto Novo
Largest city/population (1992): Cotonou/550,000
Gross National Product (1997): $2.2 billions*
GNP per capita 1997): $380 (WB*)
* = World Bank 2003
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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