About Benin

Official name: Republic of Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo
Head of state: President Thomas Yayi Boni
State: multi-party democracy
Population:  8,078,314
Independence: from France in 1960
Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Religion: traditional African 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Legal wise
Homosexual acts between adults (of either sex) are illegal

Communication

mainline telephones: 76,300 (2005)
cellular telephones: 75,100 (2005)
internet country code: .bj
internet hosts: 814 (2005)
internet users: 100,000 (2005)