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Benin Fact says that the total land area over which the country stretches is approximately equal one lac twelve thousand six hundred and twenty square kilometers.
The geographical coordinates of the country, as per the Benin Fact, are equal to 9º 30' N and 2º 15 E. The highest point in the land of Benin is that of Mount Sokbaro, which is equal to six hundred and fifty eight meters. The lowest point is that of the Atlantic Ocean, measuring zero meters.
The neighboring countries of, as conveyed by the Benin Fact, include those of Niger, Burkima Faso, Togo and Nigeria.
Benin Fact also convey that the climatic conditions of the land remains tropical with hot and humid southern regions and semiarid in the northern parts.
Some other the Fact regarding Benin include the natural resources, namely, limestone, small offshore oil deposits, marble and timber.
The total number of people inhabiting the land of Benin is approximately equal to eighty lac seventy eight thousand three hundred and fourteen.
Facts about Benin portray that there are various ethnic groups inhabiting the land of Benin, like, the Fon and peple related to it (39.2%), Adja and those related with it (15.2%), Yoruba and the related people (12.3%), Bariba and those related to it (9.2%), Peulh and the related people (7%), Ottamari (6.1%), Yoa-Lokpa (4%), Dendi (2.5%), other including the Europeans (1.6%).
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