Benin

  • President:Patrice Talon
  • Vice President:Mariam Chabi Talata
  • Capital city:Porto-Novo
  • Languages:French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:14,637,545 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:112,760
  • GDP per capita, US$:1,394 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:19.7 (2023)
  • GINI index:34.4 (2021)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:149
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    • November 2024
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    • June 2025
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      The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates