The Republic of Benin is a small nation of western Africa. Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government.

• History of Benin
• Geography of Benin
• Demographics of Benin
• Politics of Benin
• Economy of Benin
• Communications in Benin
• Transportation in Benin
• Military of Benin
• Foreign relations of Benin

Benin is considered the home of the Voodoo religion. One book regarding this subject is Voodoo by by Henning Christoph[?] and Hans Oberlander[?].

Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

International rankings

• world-wide press freedom index (http://www.rsf.fr/article.php3?id_article=4116) Rank 21 out of 139 countries (3 way tie)