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location:
western africa. bordering the bight of benin. between nigeria and togo
geographic coordinates:
9 30 n. 2 15 e
map references:
africa
area:
total: 112.620 sq km land: 110.620 sq km water: 2.000 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than pennsylvania
land boundaries:
total: 1.989 km border countries: burkina faso 306 km. niger 266 km. nigeria 773 km. togo 644 km
coastline:
121 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm
climate:
tropical; hot. humid in south; semiarid in north
terrain:
mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains
elevation extremes:
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: mont sokbaro 658 m
natural resources:
small offshore oil deposits. limestone. marble. timber
land use:
arable land: 18.08% permanent crops: 2.4% other: 79.52% (2001)
irrigated land:
120 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
hot. dry. dusty harmattan wind may affect north from december to march
environment - current issues:
inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors. river mouths. or islands
population:
7.460.025 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 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 46.5% (male 1.752.243/female 1.719.458) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 1.868.630/female 1.948.610) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 70.367/female 100.717) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 16.56 years male: 16.12 years female: 17.01 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.82% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
41.99 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
13.76 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 85 deaths/1.000 live births male: 90 deaths/1.000 live births female: 79.86 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 52.66 years male: 51.53 years female: 53.82 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
5.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
1.9% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
68.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
5.800 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria. yellow fever. and others are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
nationality:
noun: beninese (singular and plural) adjective: beninese
ethnic groups:
african 99% (42 ethnic groups. most important being fon. adja. yoruba. bariba). europeans 5.500
religions:
indigenous beliefs 50%. christian 30%. muslim 20%
languages:
french (official). fon and yoruba (most common vernaculars in south). tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 33.6% male: 46.4% female: 22.6% (2002 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of benin conventional short form: benin local long form: republique du benin local short form: benin former: dahomey
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