COUNTRY

Official Website:
http://www.gouv.bj/

Population:
8,791,832 (2009 estimate)

Founding Date:
1-Aug-1960 (independence)

Formerly the Republic of Dahomey, which gained its independence from France in 1960 and changed its name to Benin in 1975.

• US Ambassador to Benin

CITIES

City	Type	Population
Porto-Novo, Benin	city	223,552

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