present-day Benin

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
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:climate tropical
gptkbp:currency gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc
gptkbp:dialCode +229
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Bariba
gptkb:Adja
gptkb:Somba
gptkb:Fon
Yoruba
gptkbp:flag green, yellow, and red vertical and horizontal bands
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Dahomey
gptkbp:GDP ~$17 billion (2022)
gptkbp:governmentType presidential republic
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:HDI 0.545 (2021)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Kingdom_of_Dahomey
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Allada
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Porto-Novo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label present-day Benin
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:France
1 August 1960
gptkbp:internetTLD .bj
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code BJ
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy ~62 years
gptkbp:mainExports cotton
petroleum products
cashew nuts
gptkbp:mainRiver Mono River
Ouémé River
gptkbp:motto Fraternité, Justice, Travail
gptkbp:nationalAnthem L'Aube Nouvelle
gptkbp:notableCity Abomey
Bohicon
Djougou
Parakou
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Benin
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:populationEstimate 13 million
gptkbp:president Patrice Talon
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
Vodun
gptkbp:timezone West Africa Time (UTC+1)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Royal Palaces of Abomey
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dahomey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5