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Benin
General information Benin
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ECOBANK BENIN
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol
P.O. box:01 B.P. 1280 Cotonou – Bénin
Phone:Tél. : (229) 97 57 32 12
Fax:Fax : (229) 21 31 33 85
Email:Email :ecobankinfos1960@gmail.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area: |
114 763 sq km |
| Capital : |
Porto-Novo |
| Principal cities: |
Cotonou; Abomey-Calav; Porto Novo; Djougou; Parakou; Bohicon; Kandi; Lokossa; Savé ; Ouidah |
| Official language: |
French |
| Currency : |
Franc CFA (100 FCFA = 0,15 euro) |
| Independence Day: |
August 1st |
| Population: |
9,877,292 (2013) |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth: |
2,88 |
| Life expectancy: |
60,26 years |
| Literacy rate: |
34,70% |
| Religion(s) : |
Voodoo (61%), Catholicism (19%), Islam (15%), Protestants (3%), others (2%) |
| Human development Index (2002): |
166th over 186 (2012) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
7,3 billions de dollars (2012, EIU) |
| GDP per capita: |
1428 $ (2012, PNUD) |
| Growth rate: |
3,4% (2012, EIU) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
0,2% (2007, Banque mondiale) |
| Rate of inflation: |
6,5% (2012 EIU) |
| Net budgetary position : |
- |
| Balance of payment: |
- |
| Export partners: |
Inde (15,9%), China (10,4%), Indonesia (3,6%), Niger (2,5%) (2012 EIU) |
| Import partners: |
China (31,3%), France (12,3%), United Kingdom (7,6%), Etats-Unis (6,8%) (2012 EIU) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture : 32,2% ; - industrie : 13,1% ; - services : 54,7% (2012 EIU) |
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