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Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western
Africa, formerly known as Dahomey (until 1975) or Dahomania. It
borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso
and Niger to the north. The name Dahomey was changed in 1975 to
The People’s Republic of Benin, named after the body of water on
which the country lies, the Bight of Benin. This name was picked
due to its neutrality, since the current political boundaries of
Benin encompass over fifty distinct linguistic groups and nearly
as many individual ethnic groups. Read more... 12 departments:
Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga,
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