Editing Geography of Benin

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{{Infobox country geography
|name = Benin
|map = [[File:Map of Benin OMC.png|250px]]<br/><br/>[[File:Benin in its region.svg|240px]]
|map size = 
|continent = [[Africa]]
|region = [[West Africa]]<br />[[Sub-Saharan Africa]]|
|coordinates = {{coord|9|30|N|2|15|E|type:country}}
|area ranking = 102nd
|km area = 112622
|percent land = 98.2
|percent water = 1.8
|km coastline = 121
|borders = [[Land borders|Total land borders]]:<br/>{{convert|2123|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br/>
[[Burkina Faso]] {{convert|386|km|mi|0|abbr=on}},<br/>[[Niger]] {{convert|277|km|mi|0|abbr=on}},<br/>[[Nigeria]] {{convert|809|km|mi|0|abbr=on}},<br/>[[Togo]] {{convert|651|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|highest point = [[Mont Sokbaro]] {{convert|658|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|lowest point = [[Atlantic Ocean]] sea level
|longest river = 
|largest lake = 
|climate = 
|terrain = flat to undulating plain; some hills and mountains
|natural resources = oil, limestone, marble, timber
|natural hazards = 
|environmental issues = [[deforestation]], [[desertification]]
}}
[[File:Benin2021OSM.png|thumb|Enlargeable, detailed map of Benin]]
[[Benin]], a narrow, key-shaped, north–south strip of land in West [[Africa]], lies between the [[Equator]] and the [[Tropic of Cancer]]. Its latitude ranges from 6°30{{prime}} N to 12°30{{prime}} N and its longitude from 1° E to 3°40{{prime}} E. It is bounded by [[Togo]] to the west, [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Niger]] to the north, [[Nigeria]] to the east, and the [[Bight of Benin]] to the south.

With an area of {{convert|112622|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, it is slightly bigger than the nation of [[Bulgaria]]. It extends from the [[Niger River]] in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south, a distance of {{convert|700|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. Although the coastline measures {{convert|121|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}, the country measures about {{convert|325|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} at its widest point.

It is one of the smaller countries in West Africa, about one eighth the size of Nigeria, its neighbor to the east. It is, however, twice as large as Togo, its neighbor to the west. A relief map of Benin shows that it has little variation in elevation, averaging {{convert|200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in elevation.

==Biogeography==
[[File:Benin Topography.png|thumb|left|Topography of Benin]]
The country can be divided into four main areas from the south to the north. The low-lying, sandy, coastal plain, which has a highest elevation of {{convert|10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is, at most, {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} wide. It is [[marsh]]y and dotted with lakes and [[lagoon]]s connected to the ocean. The plateaus of southern Benin, with an altitude ranging between {{convert|20|and|200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, are split by valleys running north to south along the [[Couffo River|Couffo]], [[Zou River|Zou]], and [[Oueme River]]s, an area that has been categorised by the [[World Wildlife Fund]] as part of the [[Guinean forest-savanna mosaic]] [[ecoregion]]. Then an area of flat lands dotted with rocky hills whose altitude seldom reaches {{convert|400|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} extends around [[Nikki, Benin|Nikki]] and [[Savé]]. Finally, the [[Atacora]] mountain range extends along the northwest border and into Togo with the highest point, [[Mont Sokbaro]], at {{convert|658|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.

Benin has fields lying fallow, mangroves, and remnants of large sacred forests. [[Forest cover]] is around 28.% of the total land area, equivalent to 3,135,150 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 4,835,150 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 3,112,150 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 23,000 hectares (ha).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content |title=Terms and Definitions FRA 2025 Forest Resources Assessment, Working Paper 194 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, Benin |url=https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2020/BEN/home/overview |website=Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref>

In the rest of the country, the [[savanna]] is covered with thorny scrubs and dotted with huge [[Adansonia digitata|baobab]] trees. Some forests line the banks of rivers. In the north and the northwest of Benin the Reserve du [[W du Niger National Park|W du Niger]] and [[Pendjari National Park]] attract tourists eager to see elephants, lions, antelopes, hippos and monkeys. The country formerly offered habitat for the endangered [[painted hunting dog]], ''Lycaon pictus'',<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009</ref> although this canid is considered to have been [[Local extinction|extirpated]] from Benin due to [[Human overpopulation|human population expansion]]. Woodlands comprise approximately 31 percent of Benin's land area.<ref>Rebecca Kormos and Christophe Boesch. 2003</ref>

'''Location:'''
Western [[Africa]], bordering the North [[Atlantic Ocean]], between [[Nigeria]] and [[Togo]]

'''Geographic coordinates:'''
{{coord|9|30|N|2|15|E|type:country}}

'''Continent:'''
Africa

'''Area:'''
<br/>''total:''
112 622&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<br/> ''country comparison to the world:'' 102
<br/>''land:''
110 622&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<br/>''water:''
2 000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

'''Area comparative'''
*[[Australia]] comparative: slightly less than {{sfrac|1|2}} the size of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
*[[Canada]] comparative: approximately 1{{sfrac|1|2}} times the size of [[New Brunswick]]
*[[United Kingdom]] comparative: approximately {{sfrac|1|7}} smaller than [[England]]
*United States comparative: slightly larger than [[Virginia]]
*[[European Union|EU]] comparative: slightly larger than [[Bulgaria]]

'''Land boundaries:'''
<br/>''total:''
2 123&nbsp;km
<br/>''border countries:''
[[Burkina Faso]] 386&nbsp;km, [[Niger]] 277&nbsp;km, [[Nigeria]] 809&nbsp;km, [[Togo]] 651&nbsp;km

'''Coastline:'''
121&nbsp;km

'''Maritime claims:'''
<br/>''[[territorial sea]]:''
200 nautical miles (370.4&nbsp;km)

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

'''Terrain:'''
mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

'''Elevation extremes:'''
<br/>''lowest point:''
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
<br/>''highest point:''
[[Mont Sokbaro]] 658 m

'''Natural resources:'''
small offshore [[Petroleum|oil]] deposits, [[limestone]], [[marble]], [[timber]]

'''Land use:'''
<br/>''arable land:'' 23.94%
<br/>''permanent crops:'' 3.99%
<br/>''other:'' 72.06% (2012)

'''Irrigated land:''' 230.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (2012)

'''Total renewable water resources:'' 26.39&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup> (2011)

'''Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):'''
<br/> ''total:'' 0.13&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>/a (32%/23%/45%)
<br/> ''per capita:'' 18.74 m<sup>3</sup>/a (2001)

'''Natural hazards:'''
hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in December to March

'''Environment - current issues:'''
inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification

'''Environment - international agreements:'''
<br/>''party to:''
[[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]], [[Kyoto Protocol|Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]] [[Desertification]], [[Endangered Species]], [[Environmental Modification]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Ozone Layer Protection]], [[Ship Pollution]], [[Wetlands]], [[Whaling]]

Sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands.

== Climate ==
{{See also|Benin#Geography}}
[[File:Benin map of Köppen climate classification.svg|thumb|Benin map of Köppen climate classification zones]]
[[File:DEGAN Gabin ( the tasks of man).jpg|thumb|left|man transporting a tree trunk during rainy season (October 2018)]]
Benin's climate is hot and humid. Annual rainfall in the coastal area averages {{convert|1360|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}, not particularly high for coastal West Africa. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons. The principal rainy season is from April to late July, with a shorter less intense rainy period from late September to November. The main dry season is from December to April, with a short cooler dry season from late July to early September. Temperatures and humidity are high along the tropical coast. In Cotonou, the average maximum temperature is {{convert|31|C|F|1}}; the minimum is {{convert|24|C|F|1}}. Variations in temperature increase when moving north through a savanna and plateau toward the Sahel. A dry wind from the [[Sahara]] called the [[harmattan]] blows from December to March. Grass dries up, the vegetation turns reddish brown, and a veil of fine dust hangs over the country, causing the skies to be overcast. It is also the season when farmers burn brush in the fields.

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|single line=yes
|location= Porto-Novo
|Jan mean C=27
|Feb mean C=28
|Mar mean C=28
|Apr mean C=28
|May mean C=27
|Jun mean C=26
|Jul mean C=25
|Aug mean C=25
|Sep mean C=25
|Oct mean C=26
|Nov mean C=27
|Dec mean C=27
|year mean C=26
|rain colour= green
|Jan rain mm=23
|Feb rain mm=34
|Mar rain mm=86
|Apr rain mm=127
|May rain mm=215
|Jun rain mm=370
|Jul rain mm=129
|Aug rain mm=44
|Sep rain mm=89
|Oct rain mm=140
|Nov rain mm=52
|Dec rain mm=16
|source 1= <ref name=Weatherbase>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=653440&refer=&cityname=Porto-Novo-Benin&units= |title=Weatherbase |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=December 13, 2012 }}</ref>
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{{Weather box | width=auto
| metric first = Yes 
| single line  = Yes 
| location     = Cotonou (1961–1990, extremes 1910–present)
|collapsed = yes
| Jan record high C = 36.1
| Feb record high C = 38.6
| Mar record high C = 36.0
| Apr record high C = 35.4
| May record high C = 39.0
| Jun record high C = 33.0
| Jul record high C = 33.5
| Aug record high C = 31.8
| Sep record high C = 31.6
| Oct record high C = 33.4
| Nov record high C = 35.4
| Dec record high C = 36.6
| year record high C = 39.0
| Jan high C = 30.8
| Feb high C = 31.6
| Mar high C = 31.9
| Apr high C = 31.6
| May high C = 31.0
| Jun high C = 29.2
| Jul high C = 28.0
| Aug high C = 27.8
| Sep high C = 28.4
| Oct high C = 29.6
| Nov high C = 30.9
| Dec high C = 30.8
| year high C = 30.1
| Jan mean C = 27.3
| Feb mean C = 28.5
| Mar mean C = 28.9
| Apr mean C = 28.6
| May mean C = 27.8
| Jun mean C = 26.5
| Jul mean C = 25.8
| Aug mean C = 25.6
| Sep mean C = 26.0
| Oct mean C = 26.7
| Nov mean C = 27.6
| Dec mean C = 27.3
| year mean C = 27.2
| Jan low C = 23.8
| Feb low C = 25.4
| Mar low C = 25.9
| Apr low C = 25.6
| May low C = 24.6
| Jun low C = 23.7
| Jul low C = 23.7
| Aug low C = 23.4
| Sep low C = 23.6
| Oct low C = 23.8
| Nov low C = 24.3
| Dec low C = 23.8
| year low C = 24.3
| Jan record low C = 17.0
| Feb record low C = 17.9
| Mar record low C = 18.5
| Apr record low C = 20.7
| May record low C = 19.6
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 18.8
| Aug record low C = 19.8
| Sep record low C = 20.0
| Oct record low C = 19.1
| Nov record low C = 21.0
| Dec record low C = 17.9
| year record low C = 17.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 9.2
| Feb rain mm = 36.8
| Mar rain mm = 73.8
| Apr rain mm = 137.0
| May rain mm = 196.9
| Jun rain mm = 356.0
| Jul rain mm = 147.0
| Aug rain mm = 64.9
| Sep rain mm = 99.0
| Oct rain mm = 126.7
| Nov rain mm = 41.4
| Dec rain mm = 19.6
| Jan humidity = 82
| Feb humidity = 82
| Mar humidity = 80
| Apr humidity = 82
| May humidity = 83
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 86
| Aug humidity = 86
| Sep humidity = 86
| Oct humidity = 86
| Nov humidity = 85
| Dec humidity = 83
| year humidity = 84
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 1
| Feb rain days = 2
| Mar rain days = 4
| Apr rain days = 7
| May rain days = 11
| Jun rain days = 15
| Jul rain days = 8
| Aug rain days = 5
| Sep rain days = 8
| Oct rain days = 8
| Nov rain days = 4
| Dec rain days = 2
| Jan sun = 213.9
| Feb sun = 210.0
| Mar sun = 223.2
| Apr sun = 219.0
| May sun = 213.9
| Jun sun = 141.0
| Jul sun = 136.4
| Aug sun = 148.8
| Sep sun = 165.0
| Oct sun = 207.7
| Nov sun = 243.0
| Dec sun = 223.2
| year sun = 2345.1
| Jand sun = 6.9
| Febd sun = 7.5
| Mard sun = 7.2
| Aprd sun = 7.3
| Mayd sun = 6.9
| Jund sun = 4.7
| Juld sun = 4.4
| Augd sun = 4.8
| Sepd sun = 5.5
| Octd sun = 6.7
| Novd sun = 8.1
| Decd sun = 7.2
|yeard sun = 6.4
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/B3/65344.TXT
| title = Cotonou, Benin Climate Normals 1961-1990
| access-date = December 19, 2018
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
| source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1951–1967),<ref name = DWD>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_653440_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Cotonou, Prov. Atlantique (Süd) / Benin
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 11 June 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200224194408/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_653440_kt.pdf
| archive-date = 24 February 2020
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimat>{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=812
| title = Station Cotonou
| publisher = Meteo Climat
| language = fr
| access-date = 11 June 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200305160814/http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=812
| archive-date = 5 March 2020
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
| date     = March 2011
}}

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|location = Parakou (1961–1990)
|width = auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 36.6
|Feb record high C = 38.3
|Mar record high C = 38.9
|Apr record high C = 38.4
|May record high C = 35.9
|Jun record high C = 33.7
|Jul record high C = 32.1
|Aug record high C = 31.6
|Sep record high C = 32.2
|Oct record high C = 33.9
|Nov record high C = 35.5
|Dec record high C = 35.8
|year record high C = 38.9 
|Jan high C = 34.1
|Feb high C = 36.0
|Mar high C = 36.2
|Apr high C = 34.9
|May high C = 32.8
|Jun high C = 30.7
|Jul high C = 29.2
|Aug high C = 28.6
|Sep high C = 29.5
|Oct high C = 31.5
|Nov high C = 33.6
|Dec high C = 33.6
|year high C = 32.6
|Jan mean C = 26.5
|Feb mean C = 28.7
|Mar mean C = 29.6
|Apr mean C = 29.0
|May mean C = 27.5
|Jun mean C = 26.1
|Jul mean C = 25.1
|Aug mean C = 24.7
|Sep mean C = 25.0
|Oct mean C = 26.1
|Nov mean C = 26.6
|Dec mean C = 26.1
|year mean C = 26.8
|Jan low C = 18.9
|Feb low C = 21.3
|Mar low C = 22.9
|Apr low C = 23.1
|May low C = 22.2
|Jun low C = 21.4
|Jul low C = 21.0
|Aug low C = 20.8
|Sep low C = 20.5
|Oct low C = 20.8
|Nov low C = 19.7
|Dec low C = 18.5
|year low C = 20.9
|Jan record low C = 15.8
|Feb record low C = 18.2
|Mar record low C = 19.9
|Apr record low C = 19.9
|May record low C = 19.2
|Jun record low C = 18.9
|Jul record low C = 19.0
|Aug record low C = 19.1
|Sep record low C = 18.5
|Oct record low C = 18.6
|Nov record low C = 16.7
|Dec record low C = 15.2
|year record low C = 15.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 85.5
|May precipitation mm = 130.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 172.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 189.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 208.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 205.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 91.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 6.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.6
|year precipitation mm = 1149.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0
|Feb precipitation days = 1
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 5
|May precipitation days = 9
|Jun precipitation days = 11
|Jul precipitation days = 12
|Aug precipitation days = 13
|Sep precipitation days = 15
|Oct precipitation days = 7
|Nov precipitation days = 1
|Dec precipitation days = 1
|year precipitation days = 78
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAAParakou>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/B3/65330.TXT
| title = Parakou Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = January 13, 2015}}</ref>
|date=January 2015}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|collapsed= yes
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|location=     Kandi (1961–1990, extremes 1921–present)
|Jan record high C=41.2
|Feb record high C=43.0
|Mar record high C=43.3
|Apr record high C=43.9
|May record high C=43.3
|Jun record high C=40.9
|Jul record high C=38.9
|Aug record high C=39.9
|Sep record high C=39.8
|Oct record high C=41.5
|Nov record high C=39.5
|Dec record high C=39.5
|year record high C=43.9
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|Feb high C=36.4
|Mar high C=38.4
|Apr high C=38.6
|May high C=36.2
|Jun high C=33.3
|Jul high C=30.9
|Aug high C=30.2
|Sep high C=31.1
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|Nov high C=35.3
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|Mar mean C=30.9
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|Feb low C=19.2
|Mar low C=23.4
|Apr low C=25.6
|May low C=24.6
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|Jul low C=21.9
|Aug low C=21.8
|Sep low C=21.4
|Oct low C=21.4
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|Oct record low C=14.0
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|Dec precipitation mm=0.6
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|Feb humidity=28
|Mar humidity=36
|Apr humidity=52
|May humidity=65
|Jun humidity=75
|Jul humidity=82
|Aug humidity=85
|Sep humidity=85
|Oct humidity=76
|Nov humidity=54
|Dec humidity=40
|year humidity=59
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|Mar precipitation days=1
|Apr precipitation days=3
|May precipitation days=8
|Jun precipitation days=10
|Jul precipitation days=13
|Aug precipitation days=16
|Sep precipitation days=13
|Oct precipitation days=3
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|Dec precipitation days=0
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|Feb sun=257.6
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|Apr sun=255.0
|May sun=272.8
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|Jul sun=223.2
|Aug sun=195.3
|Sep sun=213.0
|Oct sun=275.9
|Nov sun=282.0
|Dec sun=279.0
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|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1951–1967),<ref name = DWDkandi>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_653060_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Kandi, Prov. Borgou (Nordost) / Benin
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 11 June 2016}}</ref> Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimatkandi>
{{cite web 
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1566
| title = Station Kansi
| publisher = Meteo Climat 
|language = fr 
| access-date = 11 June 2016}}</ref>
}}

== Extreme points ==

This is a list of the extreme points of [[Benin]], the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

* Northernmost point – the confluence of the [[Mékrou River]] and the [[river Niger]] on the border with [[Niger]], [[Alibori Department]]
* Easternmost point – unnamed location on the border with [[Nigeria]] immediately east of the town of Néganzi, [[Borgou Department]]
* Southernmost point – the point at which the border with [[Togo]] enters the [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Mono Department]]
* Westernmost point - unnamed location on the border with Togo immediately south-west of [[Tiokossi]] in [[Datori]], [[Atakora Department]]

==References==
* C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101209234758/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993 ''Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg]
*Rebecca Kormos and Christophe Boesch. 2003. ''West African chimpanzees: status survey and conservation action plan'', International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, 219 pages  {{ISBN|2-8317-0733-1}}, {{ISBN|978-2-8317-0733-4}}
*{{CIA World Factbook}}
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==Line notes==
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==External links==
* Soil Maps of Benin [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311043015/http://eusoils.jrc.it/esdb_archive/EuDASM/africa/lists/cbj.htm European Digital Archive on the Soil Maps of the world]

{{Benin topics}}
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{{Africa topic|Climate of}}

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