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Benin 
| Capital: | Porto-Novo |
| Population: | 7,460,025 |
| Area: | 112,620 sq km |
| Climate: | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Languages: | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) |
| Currency: | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) |
| Government: | republic under multiparty democratic rule |
| Religions: | indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% |
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007 |
