C’est quoi un Béninois ?
1. Qui n’impose aucune souffrance, qui ne présente aucun caractère de rigueur, de dureté : Punition bénigne. 2. Qualifie une maladie qui évolue de façon simple et sans conséquence grave vers la guérison.
Pourquoi le nom Bénin ?
Le territoire prend le nom du royaume le plus prépondérant et le plus résistant à l’occupation étrangère : Danhomé avec son légendaire roi Béhanzin. Proclamé République le 4 décembre 1958, le Bénin a accédé à la souveraineté internationale le 1er août 1960, sous le nom du Dahomey.
Quel est la langue parlée au Bénin ?
Français
Bénin/Langues officielles
What is the main source of income in Benin?
- Substantial employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with several indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also being commonly spoken.
What is the largest religious group in Benin?
- The largest religious group in Benin is Roman Catholicism, followed closely by Islam, Vodun and Protestantism. Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States,…
What type of government does Benin have?
- Benin’s politics take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, within a multi-party system.
How many kilometers of roads are there in Benin?
- Benin possesses a total of 6,787 km of highway, of which 1,357 km are paved. Of the paved highways in the country, there are 10 expressways. This leaves 5,430 km of unpaved road. The Trans-West African Coastal Highway crosses Benin, connecting it to Nigeria to the east, and Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast to the west.
