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French speakers	16,700		[13th of 31]
French speakers (per capita)	0.022 per 10 people		[19th of 30]
French status Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	33.6		[169th of 174]

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

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

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