Republic of Benin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republic_of_Benin

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Country
gptkbp:areaTotalKm2	112622
gptkbp:basinSize	gptkb:Niger_River
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Burkina_Faso gptkb:Niger gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Togo
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Porto-Novo
gptkbp:climate	tropical
gptkbp:coatOfArms	A shield supported by two leopards, with a castle, palm tree, and ship
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:Benin
gptkbp:continent	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc XOF
gptkbp:demonym	Beninese
gptkbp:dialCode	+229
gptkbp:drivesOn	right
gptkbp:flag	A vertical green band at the hoist, with horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Dahomey
gptkbp:GDP	$17 billion
gptkbp:governmentSeat	gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:governmentType	presidential republic
gptkbp:hasCoastline	gptkb:Gulf_of_Guinea
gptkbp:HDI	0.545
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mont_Sokbaro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Republic of Benin
gptkbp:independenceDate	gptkb:France 1960-08-01
gptkbp:internetTLD	.bj
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	BEN BJ
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy	62 years
gptkbp:literacyRate	42%
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Porto-Novo gptkb:Cotonou Abomey Parakou
gptkbp:motto	Fraternité, Justice, Travail
gptkbp:nationalAnthem	L'Aube Nouvelle
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Republic_of_Benin
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.gouv.bj/
gptkbp:populationEstimate	13,000,000
gptkbp:president	Patrice Talon
gptkbp:region	gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam Vodun
gptkbp:timezone	UTC+1
gptkbp:UNMemberSince	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Benin gptkb:French_Administration_in_Togoland_and_Dahomey gptkb:Yoruba_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4