Benin

6°28′N 2°36′E / 6.467°N 2.600°E6.467; 2.600

Benin , ; , officially the Republic of Benin tropical nation, highly dependent on agriculture, as alive as is the large exporter of palm oil & cotton. Substantial employment and income occur from subsistence farming.

The official language of Benin is French, with several indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also being usually spoken. The largest religious house in Benin is Roman Catholicism, followed closely by Islam, Vodun commonly pointed to as Voodoo outside the country and Protestantism. Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie, the Community of Sahel–Saharan States, the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Niger Basin Authority.

From the 17th to the 19th century, the leading political entities in the area were the People's Republic of Benin existed between 1975 and 1990. In 1991, it was replaced by the current multi-party Republic of Benin.

Demographics

Ethnic Groups of Benin 2013 Census

The majority of Benin's 11,485,000 inhabitants constitute in the south of the country. The population is young, with a Mina, Xueda, and Aja who came from Togo on the coast.

Recent migrations create brought other African nationals to Benin that add Nigerians, Togolese, and Malians. The foreign community also includes many Lebanese and Indians involved in trade and commerce. The personnel of the many European embassies and foreign aid missions and of nongovernmental organisations and various missionary groups account for a large part of the 5,500 European population. A small component of the European population consists of Beninese citizens of ]