Benin

Benin

sovereign state, country

Part of	West Africa
Inception	1 August 1960
Official name	Bénin, République du Bénin, Republic of Benin, Beninská republika
Short name	🇧🇯
IPA transcription	bɛ'nɪn
Named after	Bight of Benin
Official language	French
Anthem	L'Aube Nouvelle
Culture	culture of Benin
Motto text	Fraternité, Justice, Travail, Fraternity, Justice, Labour, Братство, справедливост, труд, Bratstvo, pravica, delo
Continent	Africa
Kontri	Benin
Capital	Porto-Novo
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Africa/Porto-Novo
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Located in/on physical feature	West Africa
Coordinate location	8°50′0″N 2°11′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	10°35′33″N 3°50′36″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	12°25′12″N 2°48′0″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	6°14′3″N 1°37′45″E
Coordinates of westernmost point	10°22′40″N 0°46′40″E
Highest point	Mont Sokbaro
Lowest point	Bight of Benin
Basic form of government	representative democracy
Office held by head of state	President of the Republic of Benin
Head of state	Patrice Talon
Office held by head of government	President of the Republic of Benin
Head of government	Patrice Talon
Executive body	Government of Benin
Legislative body	National Assembly
Central bank	Central Bank of West African States
Currency	West African CFA franc
Shares border with	Burkina Faso, Niger, Naija, Togo
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	Europlug, Type E
Replaces	French West Africa
Official website	https://www.gouv.bj/
Hashtag	Benin
Top-level Internet domain	.bj
Flag	flag of Benin
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Benin
Geography of topic	geography of Benin
Has characteristic	free country
History of topic	history of Benin
Economy of topic	economy of Benin
Demographics of topic	demographics of Benin
Mobile country code	616
Country calling code	+229
Emergency phone number	112, 117, 118
Licence plate code	DY
Maritime identification digits	610
Unicode character	🇧🇯
Category for maps	Category:Maps of Benin

Benin (Ripoblik of Benin) wey plenti pipu sabi as Republic of Benin, na Dahormey Dem dey kol am bifor, na kontri wey dey West Africa. E dey klose to Togo for west, an Naija to di east, Burkina Faso to di north West, Niger to di north east. Wia dia pipu dey live pas na for south for Bright of Benin, pat of Guinea wey dey north of di Atlantic Ocean. Dia kapita na Porto Novo, nd wia dia Government sidon na insaid Cotonu, wey bi wia pipu plenti pas for di kontri an na plez wey dem dey du market tins pas for di kontri. Benin kova 114,763 square kilometas (44,310 sq mi) an di pipu wey dey sta dia for 2021 rich 13 million. Na smol kontri. Wey d economi na ontop Agrikosho, dem dey kari red oil cotton go oda kontri go sel. Wok wey dem dey du pas na fam wok.

Fom di 17th to di 19th centuri, pipu wey dey for pawa na di Kingdom of Dahormey. Wey dey for Porto-Novo an oda stet for di north. Dem dey kol di plez Slave Coast bikos Dem don du slaf biznes for dia in 17th centuri. France kolet di plez in 1894, kon add am insaid French West Afrika as French Dahormey. In 1960, Darhomey dey on dia own fom France. As dey stan on dia own, Benin don get dia govment wey dem chuz, dem get di own wey dem no vote for wey bi Military govment.

Di langwej wey dem dey uze wok for ofis dia na French, but dey get some oda lokal langwuej wey bi Fon, Bariba, Yoruba an Dendi. Christian wey dey kontri plenti pas oda religion pipu (52.2%), folo by Islam (24.6%) an tradishonal pipu (17.9%). Benin na United Nations memba, di Afrika Union, di Economic Community of West Africa State, di Organization of Islamic Cooperation, di South Atlantic Peace an Cooperation Zone, Francophonie, di Community of Sahel- Sahara States, di Africa Petroleum Producers Association, an di Niger Basin Authority membas.

Hau dey tek get dia nem

Wen French pipu dey rul dem an afta dem Stan on dia own on August 1 1960, dem nem am Dahormey, afta di Kingdom of Dahormey. On 30 November 1975, dem chenj di kontri nem to Benin wey hapun afta Maxist-Leninist wan uze by fors kolet pawa.

Bifor Oyibo pipu stat dey rule dem

For 1600, Benin wey dey todey get difren stai of politis an plenti tribe. Plez dey wey klose to water (Aja pipu, Yoruba an Gbe langwej pipu) an plez wey no klose to water (wey Bariba, Mahi, Gedevi, an Kabye pipu dey sta). Di Oyo Empire, wey dey east of Benin, na dem get solja pas, na dem dey kolet tins fom pipu of eni tribe. But tins chenj for 17th an 18th centuri as di Kingdom of Dahormey, wey get plenti Fon pipu, dey sta for Abomey an stat to dey kontrol wia pipu wey dey for water side dey sta. By 1727, king Agaja of di Kingdom of Dahormey, don dey kontrol Allada an Whydah. Dahormey don kon dey bi di sekond of Oyo Empire, but dem no faight pipu wey dey klose to Oyo for Porto-Novo. As Darhomey dey get pawa, an bi dey wan stil get pawa lik Oyo Empire, dey til wen an bifor Oyibo pipu kon dey kontrol dem.

In di Dahormey, som smol smol pikin wey neva sabi faight dey len fom di old one wey don sabi. Dahormey stat to dey uze wuman solja faight wey Dem dey kol Ahosi (di king's waif), Mino (awa mama in Fongbe), or di "Dahomean Amazons". Bikos of hau dem dey tek dey len an win faight mek plenti pipu sabi dem as "Black Sparta", fom Oyibo pipu lik man wey live for 19th centuri Sir Richard Burton.

King of Darhomey, dey sel pipu wey e karch for war giv pipu wey dey buy slav abi mek e uze dem du rishual wey dem dey du evri year. For 1750, King Dahormey don get lik €250,000 for one year on top Afrika pipu e dey sel giv Oyibo pipu. Dem dey kol di plez "Slave Coast" bikos of na dia dem tek du di selin biznes. But di nomba of pipu wey e dey sel go down bikos of wetin kourt tok. Di nomba fom 102,000 go down in ten years in di 1780's to 24,000 by 1860's. Anoda tin wey mek am go down na bikos of di Slave Trade Act 1807by Britian in 1808, wey stop selin of pipu.

Wen Oyibo pipu stat dey rule dem

For di midu of di 19th centuri, Dahormey pawa don stat to dey go down, French don dey di land in 1892. In 1899, di French add Finland wey dem kol am French Dahormey.

French dey get beta tins fom Dahormey an di plez wey dey around am. Wey mek dem kip am wel bikos dey blief sey dem fit ci more beta tins fom dem leta.

French pipu kon du anoda lor for dem ontop land Mata, slef, Pipu wey don bai slef bifor go dey folo niu lor. Plenti pipu wey dey for Darhomey no lik di niu lor bikos e tok about dia wok Mata, e rish dia riligion sef.

For 1958, French cheng dia nem to Repoblik of Darhomey an giv leef dem smol, kon leef dem kpata kpata mek dem dia own on 1 August 1960, wey dem dey holways giv holiday for dat day to rimemba am. Di president wey kari dem enta dia na Hubert Maga.

Prezident - Patrice Talon