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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Abomey-Calavi
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385,755
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2020
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Cotonou
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690,584
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2020
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Porto Novo
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234,168
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
11,956,340 |
| Area Total: |
112,620km2 |
| Area Land: |
110,620km2 |
| Coast Line: |
121km |
| Capital: |
Porto-Novo |
| Climate: |
Tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Languages: |
French (official)
Fon and Yoruba
Tribal languages |
| Currency: |
CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| Holiday: |
National Day is 1 August (1990), Martyr's Day is 16 January |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 80.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 77.60°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 43.6" |
Boundaries
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Nigeria
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773 km
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Togo
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644 km
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Burkina Faso
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306 km
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Niger
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266 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Fon and Adja
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40.00%
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37 other ethnic groups
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24.00%
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Yoruba
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12.00%
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Barba
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9.00%
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Betamarib
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8.00%
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Fulari
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6.00%
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Middle Eastern, European, Ameri
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1.00%
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Religions
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Indigenous beliefs
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70.00%
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Muslim
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15.00%
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Christian
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15.00%
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CountryWire
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