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Capital city
Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government |
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Corruption
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2.9 |
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[94th of 160]
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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6% |
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[98th of 143]
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Procedures to enforce a contract > number
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49
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[23rd of 170]
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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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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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Start-up procedures to register a business > number
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7
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[124th of 171]
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Status
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pseudo-democracy |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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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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Time required to enforce a contract > days
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720 days
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[34th of 171]
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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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Time required to start a business > days
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31 days
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[100th of 171]
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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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Time to resolve insolvency > years
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4 years
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[39th of 151]
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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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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
two villages remain in dispute along the border with Burkina Faso; Benin accused Burkina Faso of moving boundary pillars; 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 gang clashes; Benin and Togo announced plans in 2006 to construct a joint hydroelectric dam on the Mona River at the southern end of the border |
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UN membership date
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20 Sep. 1960 |
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United Nations mission
http://www.consulat-du-benin.com/accueil.htm (Francais) |
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Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood
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Kalorama Heights |
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