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	BENIN, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In N Benin the land rises to include the edge of a 488-m (1600-ft) high plateau of ancient rocks and mostly infertile soils and, in the NW, the rugged Chaîne de l’Atacora (Atakora Mts.).
		Benin’s climate ranges in type from equatorial in the S to an increasingly arid tropical wet-and-dry climate in the N.
		Benin is a member of the West African Monetary Union, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, and the country’s monetary unit is the CFA franc.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..be071700.a (2014 words)

	Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey.
		It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north.
		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 (877 words)

	Benin TRANSPORTATION
		The major roads are the coastal highway linking Benin with Lagos in Nigeria and Lomé in Togo; the road from Cotonou to Parakou (terminus of the railroad) and its extension via Kandi to Malanville on the Niger River; and the road north from Tchaourou that links Benin with Burkina Faso.
		Regular transportation services from Parakou to Malanville and thence to Niamey (in Niger), either by road or, in the season when the Niger River is navigable, by river steamer, are important for the movement of produce to and from Niger via Cotonou, Benin's one port.
		Transports Aériens du Bénin (TAB), offering domestic services to Parakou, Natitingou, Djougou, Savé, and Kandi, and abroad to Lagos, Lomé, Ouagadougou, and Niamey, was founded in 1978.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Benin-TRANSPORTATION.html (416 words)

	USAID: Benin
		Benin was declared one of 16 countries eligible to apply for funds from the U.S. Government's (USG's) Millennium Challenge Account in FY 2004.
		Benin's ability to control inflation and the external current deficit were among the factors that enabled Benin to obtain debt relief amounting to $265 million in March 2003 under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative.
		Benin is eligible for the African Growth and Opportunities Act but has not yet qualified for the Act's apparel provision, which would allow Benin to export apparel to the U.S. with few restrictions.
	www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2006/afr/bj.html (1360 words)

	Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly knownas Dahomey.
		The parliament of Benin is formed by the 83-seat Assemblée Nationale, for which election are held every five years.Head of the government and head of state is the president, who is chosen in separate presidential elections, also held every fiveyears.
		Stretched between the Niger River in the north and the Bight of Benin in the south, Benin's elevation is about the same for the entirecountry.
	www.therfcc.org /benin-22458.html (655 words)

	Benin - Gurupedia
		The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey.
		Stretched between the Niger River in the north and the Bight of Benin in the south, Benin's elevation is about the same for the entire country.
		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.
	www.gurupedia.com /b/be/benin.htm (662 words)

	Benin (03/06)
		Benin was thus the first African country to effect successfully the transition from dictatorship to a pluralistic political system.
		Benin is dependent on imported electricity, mostly from Ghana, which currently accounts for a significant proportion of the country's imports.
		Benin is eligible for the African Growth and Opportunities Act but has not yet qualified for the Act's apparel provision, which would allow Benin to export apparel with few restrictions to the U.S. market.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/b/63666.htm (2966 words)

	Benin
		Benin has enjoyed considerable political stability for over 20 years and continued economic growth as a transportation hub for land-locked neighboring countries.
		Grassroots organizations in Benin are engaged in a range of activities that hold great promise for stimulating sustained local economic and social development.
		When the first Benin bronze heads were produced is uncertain- while the early 14th century is usually suggested, the practice of making memorial heads in wood and clay seems to have existed some 400 years before that date.
	www.lycos.com /info/benin--powers.html (622 words)

	USAID: Benin
		Benin is a supporter of the United States in the war on terrorism.
		Benin is eligible to benefit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the U.S. Mission has been working to bring training and technical expertise that would enable Benin to take better advantage of this benefit.
		Benin benefits from P.L. 480 Title II food resources which go toward improving parents' involvement in managing schools, extending micro-loans to vulnerable groups, especially women, and improving the health of women and children.
	www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2005/afr/bj.html (998 words)

	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 held legislative elections on March 31, 2007 for the 83 seats in the National Assembly.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/6761.htm (3602 words)

	Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He established a Marxist government, and the country was renamed to the People's Republic of Benin.
		He was defeated in 1991 elections, but proved victorious again in the 1996 vote.
		The parliament of Benin is formed by the 83-seat Assemblée Nationale, for which election are held every five years.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/benin (744 words)

	CNN.com - 111 killed in Benin plane crash - Dec. 26, 2003
		Rescuers are searching for survivors after a Beirut-bound charter jet crashed on takeoff from a coastal airport in the West African country of Benin, killing at least 111, officials say.
		About two dozens bodies and the plane's cockpit were found on the beach after the crash, which occurred Thursday afternoon as the Boeing 727 took off from the airport in Cotonou, Benin's commercial capital on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Benin Health Minister Celine Seignon Kandissounon told reporters that 111 people were now confirmed dead.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html (398 words)

	Transportation :: Benin : RSS Feeds : Gourt
		Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
		The field of transport has several aspects: loosely they can be divided into a triad of infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.
		Infrastructure includes the transport networks (roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, pipelines, etc.) that are used, as well as the nodes or terminals (such as airports, railway stations, bus stations and seaports).
	regional.gourt.com /Africa/Benin/Transportation.html (1038 words)

	Cotonou:: Official Website of Tourism in Benin
		Cotonou, Benin's gateway city, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea and boasts a bustling street life full of vendors, friendly people, and good food.
		Bus: One of the most comfortable, reliable methods of transportation in Benin, especially when traveling to the northern part of the country, is the bus.
		Karaoke is popular in Benin, and among the best spots for this are the Benin Marina Hotel (formerly the Sheraton), where there is a piano bar, full bar, and dance floor as well as a gambling room; Chez Alex in the Jonquet neighborhood; and Club V.I.P., located in the Ganhi neighborhood.
	www.benintourism.com /en/interne.php?idrub=10&id=54 (1016 words)

	1Up Travel > Benin > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Benin
		Benin was the seat of one of the great medieval African kingdoms called Dahomey.
		Under the dynasty established by Ewuare the Great, the most famous of the obas, Benin's territory expanded to cover a region between the Niger River delta and what is now the Nigerian city of Lagos.
		Benin was thus the first African country to successfully effect the transition from dictatorship to a pluralistic political system.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/benin (863 words)

	Benin
		He established a Marxist government, and the country was renamed to Benin.
		It is believed that Voodoo (Vodou, Vodun) 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.
		The indiginous religion of Benin, it is practiced by about 70% of the population.
	www.fact-index.com /b/be/benin.html (685 words)

	Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		BENIN: Armed hold-ups, car-jackings on rise amid economic woes
		Independent visited the Imaseun home at the estate, it was learnt that the exercise was coordinated by some women from the late pilotâs home-town in Benin.
		BENIN CITY â” ACTIVITIES in the Edo State capital were yesterday suspended by residents in observation of a mid-day minutes of silence in honour of the death...
	www.wikiverse.org /benin (838 words)

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		Known as the ‘'zemidjan'' in Benin, ‘'oleyia'' in Togo and ‘'kabu kabu'' in Niger, the motorcycle taxi industry appeared in Togo between 1992 and 1993, spurred by a socio-political crisis, which included a nine-month general strike.
		It was only through this mode of transportation that one could cross the border separating Niger and Nigeria, which was closed, between 1984 and 1986.
		In Benin, a few motorcycle taxis could be seen on the streets during the 1970s when many young Beninoirs returned from neighbouring Nigeria where they had travelled to seek greener pastures.
	www.ipsnews.net /sendnews.asp?idnews=15194 (754 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.
		There have been numerous incidents of carjacking and robbery on roads in Benin after dark, several of which resulted in murder when the driver refused to comply with the assailants' demands.
	travel.state.gov /travel/benin.html (2483 words)

	Beninese Flag - Flag Of Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If you would like to use this flag of Benin or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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		If you would like to use this information for Benin or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_benin.shtml (238 words)

	Holidays in Benin - Benin - Travelling to benin - Holiday in Benin - Reiswijs. UK
		Provinces in Benin : Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Mono, Oueme, Zou.
		Transportation and communications hub,, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea.
		Ouidah, an indigenous African town in the modern Republic of Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region, and the second most important town of the Dahomey kingdom.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/benin/benin.html (1996 words)

	Benin
		A French court found Bob Denard, one of France's most notorious mercenary leaders, guilty on Tuesday for his part in a 1995 coup in the Comoros and handed him a suspended five-year prison sentence.
		ACCRA, June 20 -- President Yayi Boni of Benin is to pay a two-day official visit to Ghana beginning Tuesday May 20, 2006.
		BENIN based Rubber Research Institute (RRIN) of Nigeria has estimated that the country will earn more than N1.40365 trillion from the production of natural rubber by 2025.
	benin.oymap.com (179 words)

	Benin: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Bight of Benin - Benin, Bight of Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W...
		Benin - Map of Benin & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
		Benin, country, Africa - Benin Benin, officially Republic of Benin, republic (2005 est.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107337.html (707 words)

	Benin: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		The name Benin commemorates an African kingdom that flourished from the 15th to the 17th century in what is now southwest Nigeria.
		In 1990, Benin abandoned Marxist ideology, began moving toward multiparty democracy, and changed its name again, to the Republic of Benin.
		Kérékou's socialist collectivization of Benin's agriculture and the ballooning bureaucracy further damaged the economy.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107337.html (821 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.
		Benin's Embassy in Washington, D.C. Benin facts, History, Government and Politics, Business and Economy, People and Culture, Geography, Tourism, The Ambassador, Transportation and Communication.
		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)

	ODP: Regional:Africa:Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Benin - Includes information about the country with basic facts, photos of interesting places, and maps.
		Benin Country Profile - Basic country data, industries, map, news, and views.
		CIA Factbook - Benin - Overview of the country, map, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
	beta.thesoftwarestudio.com /Regional,Africa,Benin.html (123 words)

	Vanguard - National News : Fuel scarcity cripples Benin
		Besides the long queues that have re-surfaced in all the petrol stations across the State, it took motorists over twenty-four hours or more to buy fuel if there is any to be sold to them, while majority of them have to pass the night in such stations before they could buy fuel.
		While from Benin to Lagos which was N1,200.00 now cost N3,500, transportation fare from Benin to Port Harcourt which previously attracted N1,000, is now N2,500.
		At the PPMC Depot, Agbor Road, Benin City, Vanguard was informed by one of the workers there who declined to have his name in print that what compounded the ugly fuel situation in Benin was as a result of the non-pumping of petroleum products to the depot from Warri in the last one year.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/niger_delta/nd202012007.html (372 words)

	Planning a trip to Benin
		Our daughter is in the Peace Corps in Bopa, Benin, where she is an English teacher in the local "College" or middle school.
		When we traveled to Benin in April 2001, yellow fever was the only thing we were required to show proof that we had received.
		As you may know, one of the most popular means of transportation in Benin is the Zemidjan (Zem or Zemi) or motorcycle taxi.
	www.geocities.com /fon_is_fun/travel.htm (9033 words)

	Foreign relations of Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		West Africa Benin enjoys stable relations with Nigeria the main regional power.
		Benin Foreign Policy and Government Guide (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)
		I ordered 24 mo. for my 9 month old because it is 100% cotton and it certainly does not look like it would fit a 24 month old...
	www.freeglossary.com /Benin/Transnational_issues (149 words)

	Transportation - Economy - Benin (formerly Dahomey) - Africa
		Benin has 6,787km (4,217 mi) of roads; the principal arteries run parallel to the coast in the south and from Cotonou to Parakou.
		The main line of the country’s approximately 579-km (approximately 360-mi) rail system runs from Cotonou to Parakou, and Benin also has rail connections along the coast to Togo and Nigeria.
		Cotonou is Benin’s chief seaport and contains the nation’s main international airport.
	www.countriesquest.com /Africa/Benin_formerly_Dahomey/Economy/Transportation.htm (85 words)

	Myjoyonline.com Ghana News :: Antrak Air refused landing in Benin ::: Breaking News \| News in Ghana \| business
		Alhaji Banda said as of the time the aircraft was returned, officials from the German Embassy in Cotonou and other businessmen had gathered at the airport-awaiting the arrival of the aircraft for the inaugural ceremony.
		The crew on board the aircraft showed to journalists a document with the inscription '0564 ANAC', which they said was the permit from the Beninois civil aviation authority permitting the aircraft to land.
		On arrival at the KIA, Antrak officials contacted the Beninois civil aviation authority who said that the Minister of Transportation in Benin had explained that he had not been informed of the inaugural ceremony on time but Alhaji Banda said that explanation was untenable.
	www.myjoyonline.com /archives/business/200706/5279.asp (519 words)

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