Benin

Benin

Benin ranks 146th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Burundi, Cape Verde, and Laos. Memorable people born in present day Benin include Phillis Wheatley, Mathieu Kérékou, and Do-Aklin. Memorable people who died in Benin include Mathieu Kérékou, Hubert Maga, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Benin has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians.

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 114,763 km2 (44,310 sq mi), and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million. It is a small, tropical country. It is one of the least developed, with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence agriculture. Read more on Wikipedia