Benin

Zhingoora Books

Description

The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

Sujets

• Reference work

Informations

• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292852
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

Benin

1

This edition is published by Zhingoora Books. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criti-cism or review, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers. All disputes are subject to exclusive jurisdiction of Mandsaur Courts only. For any suggestions and feedback or book on new concept/domain, please contact us at the email given below.

[e-mail]

9781300292852

2

Benin (Africa)

3

Introduction ::Benin

Background:

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.

KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and

was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and

independent. YAYI has begun a high profile fight against

corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's

economic growth.

4

Geography ::Benin

Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between

Nigeria and Togo

Geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 2 15 E

Map references: Africa

Area:

Total: 112,622 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 101

Land: 110,622 sq km

Water: 2,000 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Land boundaries:

Total: 1,989 km

Border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773

km, Togo 644 km

5

Coastline: 121 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m

Natural resources: small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber

Land use:

Arable land: 23.53%

Permanent crops: 2.37%

Other: 74.1% (2005)

6

Irrigated land: 120 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 25.8 cu km (2001)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.13 cu km/yr (32%/23%/45%)

Per capita: 15 cu m/yr (2001)

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

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental

Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer

Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

7

Geography - note: sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with

no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands

8

People ::Benin

Population: 9,056,010

Country comparison to the world: 90

Note: Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the

effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life

expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower

population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of

population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 45.2% (male 2,028,493/female 1,948,353)

15-64 years: 52.1% (male 2,275,662/female 2,308,945)

65 years and over: 2.6% (male 94,569/female 135,810) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 17.3 years

Male: 16.9 years

Female: 17.8 years (2010 est.)

9

Population growth rate: 2.944% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 15

Birth rate: 38.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 17

Death rate: 9.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 70

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 89

Urbanization:

Urban population: 41% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

10