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Benin (8574 bytes)
2: ...''. It has a small coast line with the [[Bight of Benin]] in the south, borders [[Togo]] in the west, [[N...
9: ...0px" | [[image:Benin_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Benin]]
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Benin.gif]]
12: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Benin|In Detail]])
13: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Benin|Full size]])

Music of Benin (2143 bytes)
3: [[Benin]] has played an important role in the African mus...
12: [[Category:Beninese music]]

Flag of Benin (754 bytes)
1: [[Image:Benin_flag_large.png|right|thumb|188px|[[Image:FIAV_63....
3: The national flag of [[Benin]] was originally adopted in [[1959]] and replaced...
7: [[Category:Benin]]
8: [[Category:National flags|Benin]]
11: [[de:Flagge Benins]]

Oba of Benin (361 bytes)
1: ...surrounding the West African city of [[Benin City|Benin]] (now in [[Nigeria]]), from the [[15th century]]...

Benin City (2488 bytes)
1: ...rn [[Nigeria]], is a port on the [[Benin River]]. Benin is the center of Nigeria’s rubber industry,...
3: ...ited by the Portuguese about [[1485]], historical Benin grew rich during the [[16th century|16th]] and [[...
4: ...hristian missionaries to Benin. Some residents of Benin could still speak a pidgin Portuguese in the late...
6: ...it by bit the Oba banned the export of goods from Benin, until the trade was exclusively in palm oil.
8: ...]]s around the world. See [[History of Benin]], [[Benin bronzes]].

Departments of Benin (852 bytes)
1: [[Benin]] is subdivided into 12 ''[[Department|departemen...
3: ...[Image:Benin departments.png|right|Departments of Benin]]
12: #[[Littoral, Benin|Littoral]]¹
15: #[[Plateau, Benin|Plateau]]¹
20: *[http://statoids.com/ubj.html Statoids.com on Benin]

Bight of Benin (901 bytes)
1: The '''[[bight (geography)|Bight]] of Benin''' is a bay on the western African coast that ext...
3: ...nother version goes ''Beware beware, the Bight of Benin: one comes out, where fifty went in!'' This is sa...
5: ...itten a book titled ''Beware, beware the Bight of Benin.''

Kingdom of Benin (3214 bytes)
1: ...aques and the life-sized bronze heads of kings of Benin.
3: ...first ''Golden Age'' Oba, is credited for turning Benin City into a military fortress protected by moats ...
5: ...turies brought back to Europe tales of "the Great Benin," a fabulous city of noble buildings, ruled over ...
7: ...ricas in Dutch and Portuguese ships. The Bight of Benin's shore soon came to be known as the "Slave Coast...
9: ...it by bit the Oba banned the export of goods from Benin, until the trade was exclusively in palm oil.

Benin (disambiguation) (199 bytes)
1: '''Benin''' can mean:
3: *[[Benin]] — a modern country in [[Africa]]
4: *[[Benin City]] — a city in [[Nigeria]]
5: *[[Kingdom of Benin]] — a historical state in Western Africa

Benin Bronzes (1613 bytes)
1: ...aque]]s from the royal palace of the [[Kingdom of Benin]]. They were seized by a [[United Kingdom|Britis...
3: ...]. Bronzes are now believed to have been cast in Benin since the [[thirteenth century]], and some in the...
7: ...igeria, which includes the area of the Kingdom of Benin, bought around 50 Bronzes from the British Museum...
10: [http://www.zyama.com/benin/ African Art Museum - Nigeria]

History of Benin (3376 bytes)
1: The [[Republic of Benin]] was the seat of one of the great medieval [[Afr...
3: ==Kingdom of Benin==
4: * ''See main article:'' [[Kingdom of Benin]]
5: ... great prosperity and a highly organized state to Benin. They also established good relations and an exte...
7: ==Colonial Benin==

Economy of Benin (5243 bytes)
2: ...rewery. Smaller businesses are privately owned by Beninese citizens, but some firms are foreign owned, pr...
5: ...]]. France is Benin's leading source for imports. Benin is also a member of the [[West Africa]]n economic...
7: Despite its rapid growth, the economy of Benin still remains underdeveloped and dependent on sub...
118: [[Category:Benin]]
119: [[Category:National economies|Benin]]

Transportation in Benin (939 bytes)
39: :''See also :'' [[Benin]]
40: [[Category:Benin]]
41: [[Category:Transportation by country|Benin]]

Military of Benin (926 bytes)
30: :''See also :'' [[Benin]]
31: [[Category:Benin]]
32: [[Category:Militaries|Benin]]

Politics of Benin (9065 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Benin}}
2: ...em is derived from the [[1990]] [[Constitution of Benin]] and the subsequent transition to democracy in [...
5: ...nciples. The Revolutionary Party of the People of Benin (PRPB) remained in complete power until the begin...
7: ...political vehicle, the Parti de la Renaissance du Benin, was the largest single party but lacked an overa...
10: ...as well as an economic crisis within the country, Benin adopted a new constitution in [[1990]] in order t...

Demographics of Benin (4202 bytes)
1: The majority of [[Benin]]’s 6.59 million people live in the south. ...
3: ... in this country; these various groups settled in Benin at different times and also migrated within the c...
11: ...igrations have brought other African Nationals to Benin: Nigerians, Togolese, Malians, etc. The foreign c...
13: ...ditions. It is believed that voodoo originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil and the Caribbean Is...
58: Beninese (singular and plural)

Geography of Benin (5699 bytes)
1: [[Image:Benin map.png|200px|Map Of Benin|thumb|right| ]]
2: ...s Togo, its neighbor to the west. A relief map of Benin shows that it has little variation in elevation (...
4: ...anks of rivers. In the north and the northwest of Benin the Reserve du W du Niger and Pendjari National P...
6: ...), not particularly high for coastal West Africa. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons. The principal ...
73: [[Category:Geography by country|Benin]]

Elections in Benin (3308 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Benin}}
2: ...ion]] and election results in [[politics of Benin|Benin]]. An [[election]] is a process in which a vote i...
5: ...term by the people. The '''[[National Assembly of Benin|National Assembly]]''' (''Assemblée Nationale'') ...
6: Benin has a [[two-party system]], which means that ther...
115: Source: [http://www.electionworld.org/benin.htm Electionworld.org]

Ijosé benin (781 bytes)
3: ijosé benin was born Nigeria and presently lives and works be...
5: ...www.art-action.org/site/fr/catalog/02_03/htm/2575_benin.htm

Communications in Benin (842 bytes)
15: 2 (one privately-owned) (1997) - <I>Benin TV</I>; Tel. +229 306595
25: :''See also :'' [[Benin]]
27: [[Category:Benin]]
28: [[Category:Communications by country|Benin]]

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