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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	38.67	Per 1000 Inhabitants	17	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	9.23	Per 1000 Inhabitants	74	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	63.13	Per 1000 Live Births	31	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	59.42	Years	188	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	73	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	2.94	Percent	14	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	5.40	Born per Woman	13	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	124	Gigawatt hour	185	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	205	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	98	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	2.50	Percent	72	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	1500	Dollar	198	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	13600	Million dollar	139	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	2.80	Percent	42	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	4.00	Percent	121	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	21	1000 Barrel per day	122	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	204	Estimation		Oil production
Area	Geo property	112622	Square kilometer	101			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	1.20	Percent	50			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	3300		53			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	64000		58			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	9056010		90			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
West African Development Bank	to promote regional economic development and integration	regional
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions
Economic Community of West African States	to promote regional economic cooperation
Council of the Entente	to promote economic, social, and political coordination
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Franc Zone	to form a monetary union among countries whose currencies were linked to the French franc
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in Liberia	to support the cease-fire agreement and peace process, protect UN facilities and people, support humanitarian activities, and assist in national security reform
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire	to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
West African Economic and Monetary Union	to increase competitiveness of members' economic markets;to create a common market
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (5)

Benin : Name
Republic of Benin : Longname
Benin : Name
- Local
Republique du Benin : Longname
- Local
Dahomey : Name
- Former

Description

Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent. YAYI has begun a high profile fight against corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth.

Government type

republic

Religions

Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5% (2002 census)

Natural Resources

small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber

Export commodities

cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood

Benin