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Benin /bᵻˈnɪn/, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8500000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day.[1]

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  1. ↑ Human Development Indices, Table 3: Human and income poverty, p. 35. Retrieved on 1 June 2009
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