  Benin
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| This tiny country has the highest concentration of attractions in this part of West Africa - fetish markets and voodoo culture, the remnants of the mighty culture that fed on the slave trade, and architectural anomalies such as stilt villages and mud fort |
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| Capital: Porto Novo |
| Official languages: French |
| Regional languages: Multiparty democracy |
| Government:Parliamentary republic |
| President:Yayi Boni |
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| Independence:August 1, 1960Â, france |
| Population:6,769,914Â |
| Currency:West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Description:This tiny country has the highest concentration of attractions in this part of West Africa - fetish markets and voodoo culture, the remnants of the mighty culture that fed on the slave trade, and architectural anomalies such as stilt villages and mud fort |
| Location:Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
| Area:112 620
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| Natural Resource small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
| Internet Code:.bj |
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