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	Benin (05/07)
		Benin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.
		Benin is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the Bight of Benin to the south.
		Benin is dependent on imported electricity, mostly from Ghana, which currently accounts for a significant proportion of the country's imports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/6761.htm (3601 words)

	Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, former Dahomey until 1975, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey or Dahomania.
		Politics of Benin takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		It is believed that Vodun (or "Voodoo", as it is commonly known) originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of North America by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benin (2380 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Benin must still privatize key utilities and the state-controlled cotton industry and increase transparency, and the 2006 presidential and 2007 legislative elections are likely to affect promised reform of civil service pay and the pace of privatization.
		Benin's fiscal burden of government score is 0.2 point worse this year; however its trade policy and informal market scores are 0.5 point better, and its government intervention score is 1.5 points better.
		Benin is a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which imposes a common external tariff with four rates: 0 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent, and 20 percent.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Benin (1083 words)

	Benin, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In NW Benin is a region of forested mountains (the Atacora; highest point c.2,150 ft/655 m), from which the Mekrou and Pendjari rivers flow NE to the Niger River (which forms part of the country’s northern border).
		Benin’s population is concentrated in the southern portion of the country and in rural areas.
		Benin’s economy is overwhelmingly agricultural, with most workers engaged in subsistence farming.
	www.bartleby.com /65/be/BeninAf.html (1437 words)

	Travel Guide to Benin - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Benin is situated in West Africa on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
		Benin's northern rivers, the Mekrou, Alibory and Sota, which are tributaries of the Niger, and the Pandjari, a tributary of the Volta, are torrential and broken by rocks.
		North of the narrow belt of coastal sand is a region of lateritic clay, the main oil palm area, intersected by a marshy depression between Allada and Abomey that stretches east to the Nigerian frontier.
	www.africaguide.com /country/benin/index.htm (307 words)

	Benin national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels), is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football.
		Benin captain Romuald Boco recently signed for English Football League new-comers Accrington Stanley F.C., scoring his first league goal against Southport, and made his debut against Great Harwood Town.
		A common chant is "Il est le roi du Benin", translating to "He is the king of Benin".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benin_national_football_team (164 words)

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		For a long time the Benin bronze sculptures were the only historical evidence dating back several centuries into the West African past, and both the level of technical accomplishment attained in bronze casting, as well as the monumental vigor of the figures represented, were the object of great admiration.
		Benin bronzes are better known than the artworks from Ife or Owo due to their presence in Western museums since 1890s.
		In the thirteenth century, the city of Benin was an agglomeration of farms enclosed by walls and a ditch.
	www.zyama.com /benin/pics..htm (764 words)

	Country Pages: Benin
		The Republic of Benin is a small, culturally rich nation in West Africa with an ethnically diverse population and a varied landscape stretching from the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the south, to the Niger River in the north.
		The majority of Benin's population is concentrated in the southern edge of the country along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
		The historical town of Porto Novo, with nearby lagoons and stilted fishing villages, is the official capital of Benin and houses the Musée Éthnographique.
	www.cies.org /country/benin.htm (726 words)

	Benin
		Benin is situated in West Africa and is bounded to the east by Nigeria, to the north by Niger and Burkina Faso, and to the west by Togo.
		Benin is once again making a name for itself as it embraces democracy with characteristic fervor and is catapulted onto the African stage as a model of reform.
		Benin is the birthplace of voodoo (voodoo museums of Ouidah).
	us-africa.tripod.com /benin.html (457 words)

	Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The flag adopted by People's Republic of Benin in 1975 was based on a flag of marxist-leninist party that was red with green star, and the original flag was reintroduced in 1990.
		We learn that the colours of the flag are explained in the national anthem: green recalls hope and revival, red the courage of ancestors and yellow incitates to preserve the country wealth.
		When Benin abandoned its socialist policies in 1990 and a multi-party democracy was established in 1991, together with the original flag, but kept the name Benin introduced in 1975 which was the name of the ancient African empire centered in that area.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/bj.html (603 words)

	Benin - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		BENIN [Benin], officially Republic of Benin, republic (2005 est.
		During the period 1895-98 the French added the northern part of present-day Benin, and in 1904 the whole colony was made part of French West Africa.
		Powers in the village: rural Benin between democratisation and decentralization.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-benina1f.html (1615 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Benin
		Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, has emerged as a beacon of democracy and is one of Africa's most stable nations.
		Benin's shore includes what used to be known as the Slave Coast, from where captives were shipped across the Atlantic.
		Benin's president heads the government, the state and the military and appoints members of the cabinet.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064527.stm (668 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Benin including economic and travel overviews and directories of ...
		Benin is an independent republic, with a democratic government, which lies on the Gulf of Guinea and forms part of the West African Region.
		Benin continued to enjoy robust economic growth and subdued inflation during the first half of 2003, with the government encouraging free trade.
		Benin was rated 159th on the Human Development Index in 2003.
	www.mbendi.co.za /land/af/be/p0005.htm (839 words)

	Benin
		Located almost wholly with within what is now Nigeria, the Benin Kingdom at its zenith stretched from Lagos in the west, along the coast of Nigeria to the River Niger in the east and area that equates to about a fifth of Nigeria's current geographic area.
		The Benin Kingdom dynasty is believed to have been founded in the 13th century and has a direct lineage from the founders to the current Oba (King) of Benin - Solomon Erediauwa II, who still holds considerable political, albeit unofficial, influence in the Edo and Delta states of Modern Nigeria.
		During their reign Lagos was established by Benin as a garrison for their troops and Benin had begun the exchange of ambassadors with the Kingdom of Portugal.
	www.ijebu.org /benin (902 words)

	Benin
		With the exception of the road linking Cotonou in the south to Malanville on the border with Niger in the north, and from Parakou in central Benin to Natitingou in the northwestern part of the country, roads in Benin are generally in poor condition and are often impassable during the rainy season.
		Benin's unpaved roads vary widely in quality; deep sand and potholes are common.
		Visit the website of Benin's national tourist office at http://www.benintourisme.com and the national authority responsible for road safety at http://www.gouv.bj.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1066.html (2479 words)

	Benin Kingdom People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Benin Kingdom situated in southcentral Nigeria dates to approximately 900 A.D. The first, or Ogiso, dynasty lasted until 1170, at which time Yoruba rule was imposed from the city of Ife.
		Terracotta heads in collections have been dated to the late 15th or 16th century and were used by the Ogiso rulers on altars to their paternal ancestors.
		Benin art became well known to the West in 1897, after the British Punitive Expedition sacked the city of Benin and brought thousands of objects back to Europe as war booty.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Benin_Kingdom.html (171 words)

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		Kérékou's socialist collectivization of Benin's agriculture and the ballooning bureaucracy further damaged the economy.
		Bight of Benin - Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W Africa, between Cape...
		Benin, country, Africa: Bibliography - Bibliography See W. Argyle, The Fon of Dahomey (1966); I. Akinjogbin, Dahomey and Its...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107337.html (691 words)

	Ethnologue report for Benin
		Djougoure is spoken in northern Benin in the Atacora Region, from Djougou north to the Burkina border, and may extend west into northern Togo.
		Northern Benin, Atakora Province, primarly Tanguieta and Kerou subprefectures.
		Southeast Benin, Weme Province, Akpro-Misserete, Avrankou, Adjara, and Porto-Novo subprefectures.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Benin (1886 words)

	Benin - HOME PAGE
		Benin achieved her borders due to the legacy of 19th century colonialism.
		For twelve years after its independence Benin was known as Dahomey, this country went from one coup to another until a group of young army officers led by Major Kerekou seized power, they took the country politically to the left.
		Benin embasies in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, UK, USA; or in French embassies where there is no local Benin embassy.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/benin (707 words)

	Benin News
		Benin is a deomcratic stable Wst African state that has managed to combine indegenous wisdom and modern knowledge.
		Benin unions threaten to strike Thursday August 17, 2006 15:20 - COTONOU - Four of Benin's five unions have threatened to go on strike to demand salary arrears and lower taxes, saying the new government must...
		Benin ex-minister nabbed for drugs Tuesday July 25, 2006 16:00 - COTONOU - Benin's former finance minister Cosme Sehlin was arrested overnight Monday on suspicions of drugs trafficking after police seized 100...
	www.topix.net /world/benin (702 words)

	Benin
		Like the majority of authors of their generation from Benin, Couchoro and Hazoumé scarcely criticised the "beneficial effects" of the French occupation.
		The 1980s are marked by a greater variety of themes than those previously tackled, and by the success of a number of newcomers, such as Moudjib Djinadou, Edgar Okiki Zinsou, Dominique Titus, Albet Gandonou and even more recently (2005) Arnold Sénou.
		Women's writing dates back to the 1980s, with the publication of Gisèle Hountondji's autobiography, Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto's poetry and the novels of Flore Hazoumé, whose father is from Benin.
	www.arts.uwa.edu.au /AFLIT/CountryBeninEN.html (466 words)

	Benin on the Internet
		On the author's immigration to France from Benin for university education, African communal life vs. the West's individualism, the importance of oral transmission of culture and education.
		Information on Benin (includes a map, photographs), France-Benin relations (includes statistics on French aid, Benin public finance, diplomatic exchanges, press releases, etc.).
		Includes a history of kingdoms and kings in Dahomey (Benin), their geneaology, the museum collections, architecture, a bibliography, a page on the Amazons (women warriors), the creation and history of the famous appliques cloth, a children's section (includes Fon stories, songs, proverbs).
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/benin.html (2382 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Benin
		In 1860 a mission was founded in the former Kingdom of Dahomey, but as this name was disliked by the inhabitants the title was changed to "Vicariate of the Coast of Benin".
		The mission of Dahomey was separated from Benin in 1882 and made a Prefecture Apostolic, in 1901 a Vicariate Apostolic.
		Since the latter date the Vicariate of the Coast of Benin has been bounded by Dahomey, the Niger, and the Bight of Benin; it includes the British colony of Lagos (Southern Nigeria), the native Kingdom of Porto Novo (under French protection), and the native kingdoms of Yoruba, Isebou, Ibadan, etc.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02480a.htm (688 words)

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