Benin

Official Name:	The Republic of Benin
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique du Benin
ISO Country Codes:	BJ : BEN
Internet Domain:	.bj
Government Web Site:	https://www.gouv.bj/

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Capital:	Porto-Novo	Main Airports:	Cadjehoun Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	13,754,688
Currency:	CFA Franc BCEAO	ISO Currency Code:	XOF
Telephone Dial In:	+229	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

Nes Agency

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Banouto;

News Agency

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Newspaper

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La Nation;

La Nouvelle Tribune;

Le Matinal;

Les Rubriques de Fraternité;

L'Evenement Precis;

Matin Libre;

Radio

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Africa Radio;

CAPP FM;

Radio Immaculee Conception;

Radio Nationale;

Radio Tokpa;

Soleil FM 106;

Benin

Government Website:	https://www.gouv.bj/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/benin
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	38.5% (2019 est.)
Inflation Rate:	-0.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.10% (2017 - World Bank)
GDP:	$43.17 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$3,300 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	CFA Franc BCEAO
Currency Code:	XOF
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	22.9%	cotton, corn, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; livestock
Industry:	24.9%	textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement
Services:	52.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilièeres ;

National Statistics Office:

Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Benin

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	La Douane Béninoise
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; West African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 22/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 72/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 124/136 (2016)
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