| Benin : Geographic coordinates |
9 30 N, 2 15 E |
| Benin : Population growth rate |
2.97% |
| Benin : Birth rate |
44.23 births/1,000 population |
| Benin : Death rate |
14.51 deaths/1,000 population |
| Benin : People living with HIV/AIDS |
70,000 |
| Benin : Independence |
1 August 1960 |
| Benin : National holiday |
National Day, 1 August |
| Benin : Constitution |
December 1990 |
| Benin : GDP |
purchasing power parity - $6.6 billion |
| Benin : GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $1,030 |
| Benin : Electricity - consumption |
510.2 million kWh |
| Benin : Exports |
$396 million cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa |
| Benin : Imports |
$566 million foodstuffs, tobacco, petroleum products, capital goods |
| Benin : Telephones |
36,000 |
| Benin : Mobile cellular |
4,295 |
| Benin : Radio broadcast stations |
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 |
| Benin : Radios |
620,000 |
| Benin : Television broadcast stations |
2 |
| Benin : Televisions |
60,000 |
| Benin : Internet country code |
.bj |
| Benin : Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
1 |
| Benin : Internet users |
10000 |
| Benin : Railways |
578 km |
| Benin : Highways |
6,787 km |
| Benin : Waterways |
N/A |
| Benin : Pipelines |
N/A |
| Benin : Ports and harbors |
Cotonou, Porto-Novo |
| Benin : Merchant marine |
N/A |
| Benin : Airports |
5 |
| Benin : Heliports |
N/A |
| Benin : Military branches |
Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force). |
| Benin : Military expenditures |
$27 million |
