Benin
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 1
No. of saints in church life: 190
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 55
Country Profile
Location: West Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
Geographical
Size: land: 110,622 sq km, water: 2,000 sq km Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Population: 14,697,052 (July 2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 3.29% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Fon and related 38.4%, Adja and related 15.1%, Yoruba and related 12%, Bariba and related 9.6%, Fulani and related 8.6%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%, Dendi and related 2.9%, other 0.9%, foreigner 1.9% (2013 est.)
Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Religion: Muslim 27.7%, Roman Catholic 25.5%, Protestant
13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8% (2013 est.)
Capital
City: Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
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