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BENIN |
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| CONTACTS |
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| Manager |
Pauline
ATIOUKPE |
Email
: patioukpe@brvm.org |
| Adress |
S/C
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Bénin
Avenue Charles de Gaulle - COTONOU
01 BP 2985 Cotonou |
| Telephone |
(229)
21 31 21 26 |
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| Fax |
(229)
21 31 20 77 |
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DESCRIPTION
| Head
of State |
Thomas Boni YAYI
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| Area |
112
622 Km2 |
| Population |
6
500 000 inhabitants |
| Key
cities |
Porto-Novo
(Capital) - Cotonou (Economic Capital) - Abomey - Parakou |
| Key
industries |
corn,
sorghum, manioc, palmseed, shea butter, cotton, petroleum, mineral
water |
| Communications |
Telephone
over entire territory - fax and telex - road network: 7,270 km
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| Railways |
OCBN
767 km of track |
| Main
Port |
Cotonou |
| Airport |
Cotonou |
| Vaccinations |
Yellow
Fever (mandatory) - risk of malaria |
| Visa |
For
other foreign nationals: passports and entry visa |
| Business
Hours: |
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. - 12:30 noon and 3 p.m. - 6:60 p.m./
Saturday and Sunday: closed
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| Banks:
8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Saturday
7 a.m. - 9 a.m./ closed Sunday and holidays. |
Area
Code
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229 |
| Useful
Addresses |
Benin
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BP 31 Cotonou, Tel.: (229) 31.32.99 |
| National
Office of Tourism and Hotels, BP 89 Cotonou, Tel. (229) 31.26.87 |
| UTA,
BP 905 Cotonou, Tél.: 330.18.15 |
| Local
Time |
T.
U. +1 |
MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
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(*)
estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators
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1997 |
1998 |
1999* |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| TOTAL
POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) |
5.8
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5.97 |
6.15 |
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| GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs) |
1249.8
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1372.7 |
1489.5
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1832.1 |
1956.8 |
2068.1 |
2163.2 |
2323.3 |
CURRENT
GROWTH RATE
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5.7%
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4.4% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
4.4% |
3.9% |
3.0% |
5.3% |
INFLATION
RATE
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3.7%
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5.8% |
3.00% |
4.0% |
2.4% |
1.5% |
0.9% |
2.1% |
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DOMESTIC
SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)
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125.8 |
126.3 |
150.4
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| DOMESTIC
SAVINGS RATE |
10.1% |
9.2% |
10.1% |
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INVESTMENT
(billions of CFA francs)
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229.4 |
253.3 |
280.4 |
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INVESTMENT
RATE
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18.4% |
18.5% |
18.8% |
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REVENUE
PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)
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215,500 |
228,800 |
240,000 |
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