Benin Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Benin Country Formation Date | 1960 | Benin | France | August 1, 1960 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Benin | Benin | 11.2 | Wikipedia |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Benine | Benine | Gold | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Benin Life Expectancy | Benin | World Fact Book | 53.44 | 189 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Benin Oil Production | Benin | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 400 |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Benin City Earthworks (NIGERIA) | Nigeria | Benin City Earthworks | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Benin | Benin | 2007 | 5 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Benin | Benin | Benin |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Benin | Benin | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Benin Literacy Rate | Benin | UNESCO | 43.2 percent | 58.8 percent | 28.4 percent | 2005 |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Benin Railway Length | Benin | 2005 | Train | 578 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| BJ Benin | Benin | BJ |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Benin | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Benin | Benin | n/a | n/a | 1.29 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Benin | Benin | Porto-Novo | 2002 | 112,620 | 6,787,625 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Benin CO2 Carbon Emissions | Benin | World Resources Institute | 1,654.7 | 0.216329 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Benin Ocean Coastline Length | Benin | 121 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| BENIN Inflation Rate | Benin | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Republic of Benin (Benin) | Benin | Porto-Novo | Republic of Benin | BN |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Benin | Benin | CFAF | 100 centimes | franc |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Benin GDP | Benin | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 8.553 billion | 1,100 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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