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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Country
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gptkbp:area
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112,622 square kilometers
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Ghana
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gptkbp:calling_code
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+229
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Porto-Novo
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical
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gptkbp:coordinates
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West Africa
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gptkbp:currency
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West African CFA franc
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gptkbp:driving_side
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right
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gptkbp:economy
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developing economy
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gptkbp:famous_dish
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Pounded yam and vegetable soup
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Vodun (Voodoo) culture
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gptkbp:gdp
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approximately $14 billion
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gptkbp:government_type
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presidential republic
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Dahomey_Kingdom
Colonial rule by France
Civil unrest in the 1990s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Benin Republic
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gptkbp:independence
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August 1, 1960
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gptkbp:internet_tld
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.bj
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Cotonou
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gptkbp:national_animal
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gptkb:African_lion
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gptkbp:national_flower
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Cocoa flower
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gptkbp:natural_resources
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gptkb:Timber
gptkb:Cotton
gptkb:gold
Palm oil
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gptkbp:official_language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 12 million
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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approximately 42%
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
Traditional African religions
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gptkbp:time_zone
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West Africa Time (WAT)
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gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cotonou
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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