BENIN (BENIN) Republic of Benin (Republique du Benin )  Document
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Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean;
between Nigeria and Area: 112,620 sq. km (slightly smaller than
Pennsylvania) Natural Resources: small offshore oil deposits,
limestone, marble, timber Geographical Notes: Sandbanks create
difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river
mouths or islands. Nationality (noun/adj.): Beninese/Beninese
Population: 6,590,782 Note: Estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess and death
rates, lower population and growth rates and changes in the
distribution of population by age and gender than would
otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.).  Growth Rate: 2.97%
(2001 est.) Birth Rate: 44.23 births/1,000 population (2001
est.) Infant Mortality Rate: 89.68 deaths/1,000 live births
(2001 est.) Life Expectancy: 49.94 years Ethnic Break