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Languages | French (official), African languages |
Religions | Indigenous 70%, Christian 15%, Islam 15% |
Ethnicity | African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500 |
Population | 8,078,314 |
Capital | Porto-Novo (official), 177,660; Cotonou (de facto capital) 33,212 |
Currency | CFA Franc BCEAO ? (XOF) |
Web Domains | .bj |
Phone Codes | 00-229 |
ICVolunteers-Switzerland is the Swiss branch of ICVolunteers. Historically, the Swiss office is the cradle of the whole organization. ICVolunteers has local presence in a growing number of countries, including Benin.
We invite you to look over what we are doing in the area.
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