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Sub Saharan Africa

Benin
Last reviewed: 3 January 2008

Country information

GEOGRAPHY

Benin is a long, narrow country in West Africa, with a coastline of some 100km on the Gulf of Guinea and extending inland about 650km northwards to the Niger River. The north is dry and arid while the south has tropical vegetation. It is bordered by Nigeria to the east, by Togo to the west and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north.

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See Also

Useful Links

• BBC News Country Profile: Benin 
• IMF Country Reports - Benin
• United Nations Development Programme
• Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)
• NHS Scotland's Fit For Travel

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