Capital : Porto-Novo
Economic capital : Cotonou
Surface : 112 622 km2
Population : 6.500.000
Population density : 58 Einwohner/km2
Official language : french
Languages : Fon, Yoruba, Bariba, Mina, Adja, Ayizo, Ditammari, Goun, Tem, Peul, Dendi

Currency : Franc CFA (1 € = 655.957 F cfa)

Since 1980 there has been considerable development work to make drinking water available and at the very least, this as been achieved in the urban areas.
About 31% of the country’s total surface area remain forested in spite of massive deforestation. The protected National parks represent about 7 % of the area of the country, but poaching has not yet been entirely eliminated.

The south of the country has an equatorial, tropical climate which becomes progressively drier the further north you go. The South receives about 1300mm of rainfall each year, mainly from March to July and from September to November. The average monthly temperature ranges between 20-34 C. The temperatures are higher in the north and the annual rainfall of around 890mm falls mainly during the months of May to September.

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