Benin – geography Benin – geography, Benin is a long, narrow country; the population belongs to a wide variety of ethnic groups. Population and occupation The approximately 8 million residents belong to more than 40 ethnic groups, including fon, adja, yoruba, bariba, peul and somba. Fon is the largest group with about 30% of the […]
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Benin, which lies just above the equator, has a tropical climate. The south, which borders the Bight of Benin, is clearly wetter than the north. In the north, the rainy season lasts from May to October. In the south from mid-March to November. The coastal area, with the capital Porto-Novo, is cooler due to the moderating influence of the sea. In the warm period, November to April, the average temperature is 32°C. In the far north it can reach 40°C during the same period. November and December are the best months to travel. Check a2zgov for Benin government and politics.
Benin Economy
Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax System Basic data Benin is among the least developed and poorest countries in the world. The country’s economy is small and very poorly diversified – it depends on agriculture (cotton), regional trade (the port of Cotonou) and foreign aid. The country is rich […]
Benin Recent History
With the end of bipolarism following the crisis of the Soviet bloc, Benin had reoriented in the western sense, abandoning the state ideology inspired by Marxism-Leninism and opening up to multi-partyism. This process, essentially motivated by the serious economic difficulties facing the country at the end of the 1980s and by the progressive dependence on […]