| Population :
| 7 250 033.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 46,80%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 711 075.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 679 439.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 51%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 802 990.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 890 915.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 2,30%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 68 890.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 96 724.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 16.5 years .
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| Median age male :
| 16 years .
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| Median age female :
| 16.9 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.89% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 42.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 13.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.95 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.71 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 90.89 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 50.81 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 50.25 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 51.39 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 5.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 1.9% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 68,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 5,800 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Beninese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Beninese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500 .
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| Religions :
| indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% .
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| Languages :
| French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 40,90%.
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| Literacy male :
| 56,20%.
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| Literacy female :
| 26.5% (2000) .
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| Government type :
| republic under multiparty democratic rule; dropped Marxism-Leninism December 1989; democratic reforms adopted February 1990; transition to multiparty system completed 4 April 1991 .
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| Independence :
| 1 August 1960 (from France) .
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| National holiday :
| National Day, 1 August (1960) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Growth in real output has averaged a stable 5% in the past six years, but rapid population rise has offset much of this increase. Inflation has subsided over the past several years. In order to raise growth still further, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, and encourage new information and communication technology. The 2001 privatization policy should continue in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture in spite of initial government reluctance. The Paris Club and bilateral creditors have eased the external debt situation, while pressing for speeded-up structural reforms. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 37% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| .
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| Agriculture products :
| cotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, livestock (2001) .
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| Industries :
| textiles, food processing, chemical production, construction materials (2001) .
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| Exports commodities :
| cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa .
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| Exports partners :
| China 18.4%, India 15.7%, Nigeria 11.9%, Thailand 5.9%, Ghana 5%, Pakistan 5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| National Day, 1 August (1960) .
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| Imports partners :
| National Day, 1 August (1960) .
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| Internet users :
| 70,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| Refrain :
Enfants du Bénin debout
La liberté d'un cri sonore
Chante aux premiers feux de l'aurore
Enfants du Bénin debout
Jadis à son appel
Nos aïeux
Sans faiblesse
Ont su avec courage et ardeur
Pleins d'allégresse
Livrer au prix du sang
Des combats éclatants
Accourez vous aussi
Bâtisseurs du présent
Plus forts dans l'unité
Et chaque jour à la tâche
Pour la prosperité
Construisez sans relache
(Refrain ).
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