Background:

• Official name: Republic of Benin¹
• Location: West Africa, bordered by Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Togo²
• Population: 13.7 million (2024 projection)³
• Capital: Porto-Novo⁴
• Official language: French⁵
• GDP: $19.68 billion (2023)⁶
• GNI per capita, PPP: $1,394.4 (2023)⁷

Membership of Regional Economic Communities (RECs):

• African Union (AU)
• Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Additional Resources:

• National Institute for Training and Research in Education (INFRE)
• Ministry of National Education

Sources:

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Benin
2. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (INSAE)
3. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (INSAE)
4. Government of Benin
5. Ministry of Culture and Education
6. Ministry of Economy and Finance
7. Ministry of Economy and Finance