Benin Republic

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area 112,622 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Togo
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Porto-Novo
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc
XOF
gptkbp:dialCode +229
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:flag Green, yellow, and red vertical and horizontal stripes
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Dahomey
gptkbp:GDP $1,400 (2022 est.)
$17.8 billion (2022 est.)
gptkbp:governmentSeat gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:governmentType presidential republic
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:HDI 0.525 (2021)
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mont_Sokbaro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benin Republic
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:France
1 August 1960
gptkbp:internetTLD .bj
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code BJ
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy about 62 years (2021)
gptkbp:literacyRate about 43% (2018 est.)
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:mainExports cotton
petroleum products
cashew nuts
gptkbp:mainImports capital goods
foodstuffs
petroleum products
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:ECOWAS
gptkbp:motto Fraternité, Justice, Travail
gptkbp:nationalAnthem L'Aube Nouvelle
gptkbp:nationalAssembly gptkb:National_Assembly_of_Benin
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Benin
gptkbp:population about 13 million (2022 est.)
gptkbp:president Patrice Talon
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
Vodun
gptkbp:timezone West Africa Time (UTC+1)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yewa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5