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Africa > Benin > Government

BENINESE GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 6 29 N, 2 37 E Time series
Constitution
adopted by referendum 2 December 1990
Corruption 2.9 [94th of 160]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address 01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou Time series
Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Flag description
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side
Government type republic Time series
Independence
1 August 1960 (from France)
Judicial branch
Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Court of Justice
Legal system
based on French civil law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
National holiday National Day, 1 August
Parliamentary seats > Female 6% [98th of 143]
Political parties and leaders
Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD; Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP; African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN]; Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI]; Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE; Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA]; Key Force or FC [Lazare SÈHOUÉTO]; Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI]; Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Dominique HOUNGNINOU]; Social Democrat Party or PSD [Bruno AMOUSSOU]; Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU]; Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA]; note: approximately 20 additional minor parties
Status pseudo-democracy
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days 31 days Time series [100th of 171]
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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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Transparency International; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; electionworld.org; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

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