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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [General Info on Benin of]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [West Africa ]
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[ ]11-12 [ ]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [x]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 10/94 # of Words:460 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Benin, independent nation of W Africa, formerly called Dahomey. Once a
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French protectorate, it is a country of 40 ethnic tribal groups and a
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low-level economy.
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Land and Economy. Located in the bulge on the S side of W Africa, Benin
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is bordered by Nigeria, Toga, Berkina Faso, and Niger, with 75 mi (121km)
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on the Gulf of Guinea. The coast is hot and humid, and there are two rainy
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and two dry seasons; average annual rainfall is 32in (813mm). Benin has
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three plateaus, one fertile, another of bare rocks, and a third with
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streams flowing to the Volta and Niger rivers and including the Atakora
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range. The E section is a plain. Subsistence agriculture is the economic
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base. Palm products and cotton account for half of export revenues.
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People. The leading class in Benin is composed of male-line descendants
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of the Aja (Fons, or Dahomey) who had established the early kingdom.
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Trained for civil service by the French, they are the best educated;
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literacy is 25% among school-age children. In the N are the nomadic Fulani
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and the Somba tribe, hunters with no political organization; E are Baribas.
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90% of the population is rural, and 65% practices animist religion. French
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is the common language.
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Government. Benin has been under military rule since 1970. The
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constitution of 1977 instituted a national assembly, whose members belong
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to the sole legal political party, the Benin People's Revolutionary Party.
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History. Benin's history dates back to three principalities--Allada,
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Porto-Novo, and Dahomey--in the S area who were being pushed by the N
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Kingdom of Abomey in the 16th century. Dahomey was the most aggressive,
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pushing N and selling slaves. In 1863 the king of Porto-Novo sought French
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protection. By 1892 France had subjugated all groups and made them
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protectorates as part of French West Africa. In 1960 the country became
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independent as Dahomey. The official name was changed to Benin in 1976.
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Economic and regional rivalries have caused numerous military coup d'‚tats
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and changes of government since 1960. The Marxist-Leninist military
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government in power since 1972, led by Brig. Gen. Mathieu Kerekou, relaxed
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its authority somewhat during the late 1970s and improved relations with
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France. Benin became the center of an international environmental
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controversy in 1988 when it became known that European nations planned to
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dump toxic wastes there.
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PROFILE
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Official name: People's Republic of Benin
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Area: 43,483sq mi (112,621sq km)
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Population: 4,663,832
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Density: 107.3per sq mi (41.4per sq km)
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Chief cities: Porto-Novo (capital);
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Cotonou Government: Military
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Religion: Animist, Christian, and Moslem (Muslim)
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Language: French(official)
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Monetary unit: CFA franc Gross
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domestic product: $1,400,000,000
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Per capita income: $340
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Industries: food processing, including beer, palm oil
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Agriculture: peanuts, cotton, coffee, tobacco
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Minerals: petroleum
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Trading partners: France (major), other members of European Common Market,
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franc zone countries
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