Capital City: | Porto-Novo |
Population: | 6,395,919 |
Languages: | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
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Monetary Unit: | Communaute Financiere Africaine Francs (XOF) |
GDP Per Capita: | USD 2,200 |
Major Exports: | cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood |
Major Imports: | foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products |