We love Benin, the beautiful culture and its rich history. Here's a few facts about our small country on the coast of west Africa. The country was named Benin on the 30 Nov 1975. Earlier it was known as Dahomey. Benin became independent from France on August 1,1960. Benin was the first country in the 1990s to make the transition from a dictatorship to a multi party democracy. In terms of area,Benin is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania. Or it is above two third the size of Portugal. The country has 75mile long beautiful coastline.
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