Benin

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Capital: Porto Novo      

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 43,483

Land Covered by Water: 1.8%

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Approximate Population: 8,439,000

Official Language: French

Religion: Indigenous Religions, Christianity, Islam, Rosicrucian, Eckanka, Bahá'í

Currency: West African CFA Franc

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Chikungunya Fever