Head of State/Government :

Patrice Guillaume Athanase TALON

Governance : Presidential Republic

Capital : Porto-Novo

Land area : 112.622 Km2

Population : 10,323,000

Independence : August 1, 1960

Official language : French

Major spoken languages :

Life expectancy :

GDP per capita (PPP) : ,411 (163rd)

Annual Growth Rate : 7.546 billion (137th)

Currency : West African CFA franc (XOF)

Human Development Index :

Time zone : WAT (UTC+1)