Capital city
Porto-Novo (official capital) |
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General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth
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14.5 %
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[2nd of 147]
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DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$
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391,994,800 constant 2000 US$
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[92nd of 145]
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU
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140372900000 |
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant local currency. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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642,882,600 $
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[109th of 169]
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
Legal origin
French |
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DEFINITION: Legal origin identifies the origin of the Company Law or Commercial Code in each country |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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6% |
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[98th of 143]
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Procedures to register property > number
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3
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[155th of 167]
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DEFINITION: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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7.2 %
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[143rd of 174]
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DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Start-up procedures to register a business > number
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7
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[124th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Status
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pseudo-democracy |
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DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power
Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power
Transition State: a state with a transitional structure
Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to build a warehouse > days
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333 days
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[16th of 168]
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DEFINITION: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: electionworld.org |
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Time required to enforce a contract > days
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720 days
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[34th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to register property > days
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50 days
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[81st of 167]
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DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to start a business > days
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31 days
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[100th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
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270 hours
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[74th of 169]
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DEFINITION: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Total businesses registered > number
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7,091
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[62nd of 71]
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DEFINITION: Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
in September 2007, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intervened to attempt to resolve the dispute over two villages along the Benin-Burkina Faso border that remain from 2005 ICJ decision; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated; in 2005, Nigeria ceded thirteen villages to Benin, but border relations remain strained by rival cross-border gang clashes; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River |
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DEFINITION: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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UN membership date
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20 Sep. 1960 |
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DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
United Nations mission
http://www.consulat-du-benin.com/accueil.htm (Francais) |
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DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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