Benín

Exact population: 9,598,787 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 33.6%; male: 46.4%; female: 22.6%
Ethnicities: African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500
Land boundaries: Total: 1,989 km; border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km
Terrain: Mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m
Imports: China 32.2%, France 13%, Thailand 6.7%, Cote d''Ivoire 5.3% (2004)
Exports: China 29.5%, India 18.8%, Ghana 6.4%, Niger 6%, Indonesia 4.3%, Nigeria 4.3% (2004)
Industries: Textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement (2001)

Source: CIA World Factbook