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Country snapshot
Benin| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | Republic of BeninCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Presidential republicCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | Porto-NovoGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Patrice TALON (President of the Republic, Head of Government, Head of State, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 114,800 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 14,500,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 14,460,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 14,460,000 people |
| Languages | 55 languages; French (official); Fon (a Gbe language), Yom (a Gur language) and Yoruba are the most important indigenous languages in the south; half a dozen regionally important languages in the north, including Bariba and FulfuldeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 21,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 1,490 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 60.8–61 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 60.96 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 60.77 years |
