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Benin Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Benin

  • Boat on a lagoon, Benin

This relatively small slice of Africa has a beautiful coastline dotted with palm trees and beaches. Behind the coast is a network of lagoons which flood during the rainy months. Further inland the plateau gradually rises into the highlands and the Atakora Mountains. Benin shares a border with Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso and Nigeria to the north and Togo to the west.


History and Government of Benin


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Recommended Reading

  • To Benin and Back - Chris Starace
  • The Viceroy of Ouidah - Bruce Chatwin

  • Show Me The Magic - Annie Caulfield

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Benin at a glance

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  • Porto Novo (population 223,600)
  • 9.6 million
  • French, Fon, Yoruba, Dendi, Bariba, Ge
  • XOF
  • (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type E (French 2-pin, female earth)
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