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Snap shot on Benin:

Benin (bĕnēn') , officially Republic of Benin, republic (2005 est.
pop. 7,460,000), 43,483 sq mi (112,622 sq km), W Africa, bordering on
Togo in the west, on Burkina Faso and Niger in the north, on Nigeria
in the east, and on the Bight of Benin (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea)
in the south. Porto-Novo is the capital and Cotonou is the largest
city and chief port. Other principal towns include Abomey, Ouidah, and
Parakou.

Land and People