Be‧nin, the People's Republic of /beˈniːn $ bəˈnɪn/
a country in West Africa, between Togo and Nigeria, which was a French colony, formerly called Dahomey. It became independent in 1960 and changed its name to Benin in 1975. Population: 8,078,314 (2007). Capital: Porto Novo.

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