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HIV news : 1.9% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : 37% (2001 est.) . Literacy : 40,90% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 1.5% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : NA . Internet Users news : 70,000 (2003) . Location : Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo . Geographic Coordinates : 9 30 N, 2 15 E . Religion Benin news : indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% . Administrative region : 12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou . Terrain : mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains . Elevation extremes lowest : Atlantic Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mont Sokbaro 658 m . Natural resources : small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber . Land use arable land : 18,08%. Land use permanentcrops : 2,40%. Irrigated land : 120 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March . Environment current issues : inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification . Geography note : sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands . Population news : 7 250 033. age -14 p : 46,80%. age -14 men : 1 711 075. age -14 ladies : 1 679 439. age 15/64 p : 51%. age 15/64 men : 1 802 990. age 15/64 ladies : 1 890 915. age +65 p : 2,30%. age +65 men : 68 890. age +65 ladies : 96 724. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 16.5 years . median age male : 16 years . median age female : 16.9 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 2.89% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 42.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 13.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 0.95 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.71 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 90.89 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 50.81 years . life expectancy at birth male : 50.25 years . life expectancy at birth female : 51.39 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 5.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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4/4 Radio and National websites in Benin. Benin Radio national station tv, blog Benin, free weather, radio sales local, repair show locator, first lottery, bank : Benin. Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. Minimum salary : 25 thousand CFA francs per month; the government administratively set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations (48 USD/month) Electric :
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