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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Country
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gptkbp:area
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112,622 km²
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gptkbp:basinSize
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gptkb:Niger_River
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Togo
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Porto-Novo
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gptkbp:continent
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc
XOF
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gptkbp:demonym
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Beninese
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gptkbp:dialCode
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+229
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gptkbp:drivesOn
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right
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gptkbp:executiveBranch
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gptkb:President_of_Benin
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gptkbp:flag
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green, yellow, and red vertical and horizontal stripes
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gptkbp:GDP
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~$17 billion (2022)
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gptkbp:governmentSeat
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gptkb:Cotonou
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gptkbp:governmentType
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presidential republic
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gptkbp:hasCoastline
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:HDI
|
0.525 (2021)
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gptkbp:historicalName
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gptkb:Dahomey
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bénin
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gptkbp:independenceDate
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gptkb:France
1 August 1960
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gptkbp:internetTLD
|
.bj
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gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code
|
BEN
BJ
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gptkbp:judicialBranch
|
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_Benin
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gptkbp:largestCity
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gptkb:Cotonou
|
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gptkbp:legislature
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:lifeExpectancy
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~62 years (2021)
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gptkbp:mainExports
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cotton
petroleum products
cashew nuts
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gptkbp:majorCity
|
gptkb:Abomey-Calavi
Bohicon
Djougou
Parakou
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gptkbp:motto
|
Fraternité, Justice, Travail
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gptkbp:nationalAnthem
|
L'Aube Nouvelle
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gptkbp:nationalAssembly
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gptkb:National_Assembly_of_Benin
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gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Guinea
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
|
gptkb:French
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Republic_of_Benin
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 13 million (2022)
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gptkbp:president
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Patrice Talon
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:West_Africa
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
Vodun
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gptkbp:timezone
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UTC+1
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
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gptkbp:UNMemberSince
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1960
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Afrique_de_l'Ouest
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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