Dahomey gained its independence from France in 1960; the name was changed to Benin in 1975. From 1974 to 1989 the country was a socialist state; free elections were reestablished in 1991.
Demographic Data
Capital: Porto Novo
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 81.1%
Government efficiency: 33.8%
Population's support to government: 80.6%
Area: 110,620 square kilometers
Habitable land: 55.0%
Farmable land: 12.0%
Total population: 5522 thousands
Population's growth: 3.3%
Country's development level: 3270
Economic Data
GNP: 6,700,000,000
Industralisation: 31.3%
International funding: 16,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 1,694
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 552
Rebels development: 2,943
Rebels technological access: 2,288