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Atlas of Benin

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Benin

	Bénin

Français	Bénin - République du Bénin LaRépublique du Bénin, pays d'Afrique occidentale compte 7 513 946 habitants en 2006, et couvre une superficie de 112 622 km² en s'étendant sur 670 km, du fleuve Niger (au nord) à la côte atlantique (au sud). Le pays a comme voisin, le Togo à l'ouest, le Nigéria à l'est et Le Niger et le Burkina Faso au nord.
English	Benin - Republic of Benin TheRepublic ofBenin, previously known as Dahomey, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey (until 1975) or Dahomania. It borders► Togo to the west,► Nigeria to the east and► Burkina Faso and► Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its capital is Porto Novo, but the seat of government is Cotonou.

Short name	Benin
Official name	Republic of Benin
Status	Independent country since 1960
Location	West Africa
Capital	Porto Novo
Population	11,884,127 inhabitants
Area	112,620 square kilometres (43,480 sq mi)
Major languages	French (official), Fon, Yoruba, Haussa and other minority languages
Major religions	Indigenous beliefs, Islam, Roman Catholicism
More information	Benin,Geography of Benin,History of Benin andPolitics of Benin
More images	Benin -Benin (Category).

General maps

Map of Benin

Same map in French

Map of Benin

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Departments of Benin

Communes of Benin

Alibori
Atakora
Borgou
Mono
Littoral
Kouffo
Donga
Atlantique
Plateau
Oueme
Zou
Collines

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Benin, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Benin.

Songhai Empire 15th-16th century

1900-1958:French West Africa - colonizing empire► France

French West Africa

Other maps

Gbe languages

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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