Benin Republic

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area 112,622 square kilometers
gptkbp:bordering_countries gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Togo
gptkbp:calling_code +229
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Porto-Novo
gptkbp:climate Tropical
gptkbp:currency West African CFA franc
gptkbp:education_system 6-3-3-4 system
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Dendi
gptkb:Yoruba
Fon
Bariba
Adja
gptkbp:famous_dish Pounded yam and vegetable sauce
gptkbp:famous_for Cultural festivals
Art and crafts
Cotton production
Voodoo religion
gptkbp:government_type Presidential republic
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Dahomey_Kingdom
French colonization
Transition to democracy in 1990
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benin Republic
gptkbp:independence August 1, 1960
gptkbp:internet_tld .bj
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:major_rivers Oueme River
Mono River
Zou River
gptkbp:national_animal gptkb:African_lion
gptkbp:national_flower Cocoa flower
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:population approximately 12 million
gptkbp:reader_demographic approximately 38%
gptkbp:region West Africa
gptkbp:time_zone West Africa Time (WAT)
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site Royal Palaces of Abomey
Ajao's Palace
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oyo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5