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Benin
Continent:Africa|Region:Western Africa|Capital:Porto-Novo
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: BJ|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: BEN
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| Stat | Value | World Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 👥Population | 14.1M people | 76th |
| 🗺️Country Size | 112.6K km² | 102nd |
| 💰Wealth per Person | $1.4K | 181st |
| 💵Total Economy | $19.7B | 127th |
| ❤️Life Expectancy | 60.8 years | 208th |
| 🏙️City Dwellers | 51.7% | 150th |
| 🌐Internet Access | 32.2% | 168th |
| 👶Birth Rate | 4.556 births/woman | 14th |
| ✈️Tourists per Year | 337.0K arrivals/year | 130th |
| 🌲Forest Cover | 26.5% | 114th |
| 📉Unemployment | 1.6% | 174th |
| 🎖️Military Budget | 0.758 % of GDP | 130th |
| ♻️Green Energy | 54.5% | 44th |
| 📈Inflation | 2.7% | 154th |
| 🍺Beer Drinking | — | — |
| ☕Coffee Drinking | — | — |
| 🍷Wine Drinking | — | — |
| 🎓Education Spending | 3.23 % of GDP | 130th |
| 🏥Health Spending | 3.337 % of GDP | 172nd |
| 🌾Farmland | 31.4% | 27th |
| 🏦Foreign Investment | $443.0M | 124th |
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