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href="https://ady.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Adyghe" lang="ady" hreflang="ady" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Адыгабзэ" data-language-local-name="Adyghe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгабзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%89%A4%E1%8A%92%E1%8A%95" title="ቤኒን – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ቤኒን" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86" title="بنين – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بنين" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8nin" title="Bènin – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Bènin" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mben%C4%A9" title="Mbenĩ – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Mbenĩ" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binin" title="Binin – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Binin" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="بنین – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بنین" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C9%9Bn" title="Benɛn – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Benɛn" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bamanankan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8" title="বেনিন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বেনিন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD" title="Бенін – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бенін" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD" title="Бэнін – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Бэнін" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%93%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8D" title="བེ་ནིན། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="བེ་ནིན།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ny mw-list-item"><a href="https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Nyanja" lang="ny" hreflang="ny" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Chi-Chewa" data-language-local-name="Nyanja" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chi-Chewa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhenini" title="Bhenini – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Bhenini" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86" title="بينين – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="بينين" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pdc mw-list-item"><a href="https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Pennsylvania German" lang="pdc" hreflang="pdc" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Deitsch" data-language-local-name="Pennsylvania German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deitsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%84%DE%AC%DE%82%DE%A9%DE%82%DE%B0" title="ބެނީން – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ބެނީން" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dz mw-list-item"><a href="https://dz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%B1%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%93%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93" title="བཱེ་ནིན – Dzongkha" lang="dz" hreflang="dz" data-title="བཱེ་ནིན" data-language-autonym="ཇོང་ཁ" data-language-local-name="Dzongkha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ཇོང་ཁ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BD" title="Μπενίν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπενίν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benino" title="Benino – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Benino" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ee mw-list-item"><a href="https://ee.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C9%9B%CC%83" title="Benɛ̃ – Ewe" lang="ee" hreflang="ee" data-title="Benɛ̃" data-language-autonym="Eʋegbe" data-language-local-name="Ewe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eʋegbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="بنین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بنین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9nin" title="Bénin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bénin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benyn" title="Benyn – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Benyn" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benen" title="Benen – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Benen" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beinin" title="Beinin – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Beinin" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beinin" title="Beinin – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Beinin" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AC%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%A8" title="બેનિન – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="બેનિન" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%E1%BA%B9" title="Benẹ – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Benẹ" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%A0%EB%83%89" title="베냉 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="베냉" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%B6" title="Բենին – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բենին" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8" title="বেনিন – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বেনিন" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBenini" title="IBenini – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="IBenini" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADn" title="Benín – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Benín" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9F" title="בנין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בנין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9nin" title="Bénin – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Bénin" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peen%C9%9B%C9%9B" title="Peenɛɛ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Peenɛɛ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D" title="ಬೆನಿನ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಬೆನಿನ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ბენინი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბენინი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bene" title="Bene – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Bene" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benina" title="Benina – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Benina" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benen" title="Benen – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Benen" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9nen" title="Bénen – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Bénen" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%AAn%C3%AEn" title="Bênîn – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Bênîn" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%9B%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%97%E0%BA%94%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%9A%E0%BB%81%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%87" title="ປະເທດເບແນັງ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ປະເທດເບແນັງ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beninum" title="Beninum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Beninum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benina" title="Benina – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Benina" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beninas" title="Beninas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Beninas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C9%9Bn%C9%9B%CC%81" title="Bɛnɛ́ – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Bɛnɛ́" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/benin" title="benin – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="benin" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lg mw-list-item"><a href="https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Ganda" lang="lg" hreflang="lg" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Luganda" data-language-local-name="Ganda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Luganda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%AEno" title="Benîno – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Benîno" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB" title="ബെനിൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബെനിൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%93nina" title="Pēnina – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Pēnina" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ბენინი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბენინი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86" title="بينين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بينين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="بنین – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بنین" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бэнин – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Бэнин" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%98%E1%80%AE%E1%80%94%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%84%E1%80%B6" title="ဘီနင်နိုင်ငံ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဘီနင်နိုင်ငံ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3" title="ベナン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ベナン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nqo mw-list-item"><a href="https://nqo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DF%93%DF%A3%DF%8D%DF%AB" title="ߓߣߍ߫ – N’Ko" lang="nqo" hreflang="nqo" data-title="ߓߣߍ߫" data-language-autonym="ߒߞߏ" data-language-local-name="N’Ko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ߒߞߏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beniin" title="Beniin – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Beniin" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pih mw-list-item"><a href="https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Norfuk / Pitkern" lang="pih" hreflang="pih" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Norfuk / Pitkern" data-language-local-name="Norfuk / Pitkern" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norfuk / Pitkern</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeniin" title="Beeniin – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Beeniin" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%A8" title="ਬੇਨਿਨ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬੇਨਿਨ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="बेनिन – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="बेनिन" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangcah</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="بینین – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بینین" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%90%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86" title="بېنين – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="بېنين" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benim" title="Benim – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Benim" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinin" title="Pinin – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Pinin" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD" title="Бенін – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Бенін" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D" title="बेनिन् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="बेनिन्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sg mw-list-item"><a href="https://sg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ABen" title="Benëen – Sango" lang="sg" hreflang="sg" data-title="Benëen" data-language-autonym="Sängö" data-language-local-name="Sango" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sängö</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%B1" title="ᱵᱮᱱᱤᱱ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱵᱮᱱᱤᱱ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ACn" title="Benìn – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Benìn" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-trv mw-list-item"><a href="https://trv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Taroko" lang="trv" hreflang="trv" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Seediq" data-language-local-name="Taroko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seediq</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-st mw-list-item"><a href="https://st.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Southern Sotho" lang="st" hreflang="st" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Sesotho" data-language-local-name="Southern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benini" title="Benini – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Benini" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A" title="බෙනින් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="බෙනින්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%86" title="بينن – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="بينن" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ss mw-list-item"><a href="https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBhenini" title="IBhenini – Swati" lang="ss" hreflang="ss" data-title="IBhenini" data-language-autonym="SiSwati" data-language-local-name="Swati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>SiSwati</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bynin" title="Bynin – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Bynin" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8E%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="بێنین – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="بێنین" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9nin" title="Bénin – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Bénin" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="பெனின் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பெனின்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shi mw-list-item"><a href="https://shi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binin" title="Binin – Tachelhit" lang="shi" hreflang="shi" data-title="Binin" data-language-autonym="Taclḥit" data-language-local-name="Tachelhit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taclḥit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%B0%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%82%84%E1%82%87%E1%81%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="မိူင်းပႄႇၼိၼ်း – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="မိူင်းပႄႇၼိၼ်း" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Tayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Tayal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tayal</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AC%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D" title="బెనిన్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="బెనిన్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99" title="ประเทศเบนิน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ประเทศเบนิน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ti mw-list-item"><a href="https://ti.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%89%A4%E1%8A%92%E1%8A%95" title="ቤኒን – Tigrinya" lang="ti" hreflang="ti" data-title="ቤኒን" data-language-autonym="ትግርኛ" data-language-local-name="Tigrinya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ትግርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-chr mw-list-item"><a href="https://chr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8F%86%E1%8F%82%E1%8E%A2%E1%8F%82" title="ᏆᏂᎢᏂ – Cherokee" lang="chr" hreflang="chr" data-title="ᏆᏂᎢᏂ" data-language-autonym="ᏣᎳᎩ" data-language-local-name="Cherokee" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᏣᎳᎩ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tw mw-list-item"><a href="https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Twi" lang="tw" hreflang="tw" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Twi" data-language-local-name="Twi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Twi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kcg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bini_(a%CC%B1byin)" title="Bini (a̱byin) – Tyap" lang="kcg" hreflang="kcg" data-title="Bini (a̱byin)" data-language-autonym="Tyap" data-language-local-name="Tyap" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tyap</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Бенин – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Бенин" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD" title="Бенін – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Бенін" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%86" title="بینن – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="بینن" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%90%D9%86%D9%89%D9%86" title="بېنىن – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="بېنىن" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" title="Benin – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Benin" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li 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.ib-country-religion,.mw-parser-output .ib-country-sovereignty{font-weight:normal;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li2{text-indent:0.5em;margin-left:1em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-website{line-height:11pt}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-map-caption3{position:relative;top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn{text-align:left;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-num{margin-left:1em}</style><table class="infobox ib-country vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above adr"><div class="fn org country-name">Republic of Benin</div><div class="ib-country-names"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">République du Bénin</i></span>  <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%;font-weight:normal;">(<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span title="Yoruba-language text"><i lang="yo">Orilẹ-ede Benin</i></span>  <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%;font-weight:normal;">(<a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a>)</span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Benin.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Benin"><img alt="Flag of Benin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/125px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/188px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/250px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Benin" title="Flag of Benin">Flag</a></div> </div> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding: 0px 5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Benin"><img alt="Coat of arms of Benin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg/85px-Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg/128px-Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg/170px-Coat_of_arms_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="419" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Benin" title="Coat of arms of Benin"> Coat of arms</a></div> </div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Motto: </b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r8662964">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">"Fraternité, Justice, Travail"</span></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%;font-weight:normal;">(French)</span></li><li>"Fraternity, Justice, Labour"</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data anthem"><b>Anthem:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r8662964"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/L%27Aube_Nouvelle" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Aube Nouvelle">L'Aube Nouvelle</a></i></span>  <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%;font-weight:normal;">(French)</span></li><li><i>The Dawn of a New Day</i><center><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="68" data-mwtitle="L'Aube_Nouvelle.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/L%27Aube_Nouvelle.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/L%27Aube_Nouvelle.ogg/L%27Aube_Nouvelle.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><track 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class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Benin_(orthographic_projection_with_inset).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of  Benin  (dark green)"><img alt="Location of  Benin  (dark green)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg/250px-Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg/375px-Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg/500px-Benin_%28orthographic_projection_with_inset%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="553" data-file-height="553" /></a></span><div class="ib-country-map-caption"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11px;line-height:1.15em;"><span style="font-size:11px;">Location of <span style="font-size:2px;"> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benin</a><span style="font-size:8px;"><span class="nowrap">  </span></span>(<span style="font-size:9px;">dark green</span>)</span></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Porto-Novo" title="Porto-Novo">Porto-Novo</a><sup>a</sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cotonou" title="Cotonou">Cotonou</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="French Language">French</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_language" title="National language">National languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;"><div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6670383">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List:</span></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 105%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; text-align: left;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">French </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Arabic </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">English </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Aguna_language" title="Aguna language">Aguna</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Adja_language" title="Adja language">Aja</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Allada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Allada language">Alada</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Fon_language" title="Fon language">Fon</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gbe_languages&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gbe languages (not yet started)">Gbe</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Gen_language" title="Gen language">Gen</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Gun_language" title="Gun language">Gun</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pher%C3%A1_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pherá language (not yet started)">Pherá</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Phla_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phla language (not yet started)">Phla</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tofin_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tofin language (not yet started)">Tofin</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=T%C9%94li_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tɔli language (not yet started)">Tɔli</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Waci_language" title="Waci language">Waci</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Biali" class="mw-redirect" title="Biali">Biali</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kabie (not yet started)">Kabie</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lama_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lama language (not yet started)">Lama</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lukpa_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lukpa language (not yet started)">Lukpa</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mbelime_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mbelime language (not yet started)">Mbelime</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Mossi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mossi language">Mossi</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Nateni_language" title="Nateni language">Nateni</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ngangam_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ngangam language (not yet started)">Ngangam</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Tammari_language" title="Tammari language">Tammari</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Tem_language" title="Tem language">Tem</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Waama_language" title="Waama language">Waama</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 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language">Yoruba</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoruboid_languages&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yoruboid languages (not yet started)">Yoruboid</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Baatonum" class="mw-redirect" title="Baatonum">Baatonum</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Dendi_language" title="Dendi language">Dendi</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Fula_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Fula language">Fula</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Hausa_language" title="Hausa language">Hausa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" title="Ethnic group">Ethnic groups</a> <div class="ib-country-ethnic"> (2013 Census<sup id="cite_ref-insae-bj.org_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insae-bj.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r8662964"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>38.4% <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fon_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fon people (not yet started)">Fon</a></li><li>15.1% <a href="/w/index.php?title=Adja_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adja people (not yet started)">Adja</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gen_language" title="Gen language">Mina</a></li><li>12% <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba</a></li><li>9.6% <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bariba_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bariba people (not yet started)">Bariba</a></li><li>8.6% <a href="/wiki/Fula_people" title="Fula people">Fula</a></li><li>6.1% Ottamari</li><li>4.3% Yoa-Lokpa</li><li>2.9% <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dendi_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dendi people (not yet started)">Dendi</a></li><li>2.8% other</li><li><span class="nowrap"></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion <div class="ib-country-religion"> (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r8662964"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="white-space:nowrap;">53.0% <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">23.8% <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">18.1% <a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Traditional_Religion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African Traditional Religion (not yet started)">Traditional faiths</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">5.0% Unaffiliated</li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">0.1% Others</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9122542">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beninese</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">Unitary</a> <a href="/wiki/Presidential_system" title="Presidential system">presidential</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9689576"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Benin" class="mw-redirect" title="List of heads of state of Benin">President</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patrice_Talon" title="Patrice Talon">Patrice Talon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Presidents_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Benin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Benin (not yet started)">President of the National Assembly</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Vlavonou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Vlavonou (not yet started)">Louis Vlavonou</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Benin)" title="National Assembly (Benin)">National Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Independence" title="Independence">Independence</a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9689576"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Dahomey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republic of Dahomey (not yet started)">Republic of Dahomey</a> established </div></th><td class="infobox-data">11 December 1958</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• from France </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 August 1960</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">114,763 km<sup>2</sup> (44,310 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-AS2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">100th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Water (%)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">0.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2019 estimate</div></th><td class="infobox-data">11,733,059 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">78th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2013 census</div></th><td class="infobox-data">10,008,749<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Density</div></th><td class="infobox-data">94.8/km<sup>2</sup> (245.5/sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density" title="List of countries and dependencies by population density">120th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2019 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">$29.918 billion<sup id="cite_ref-imf2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP)">137th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data">$2,552<sup id="cite_ref-imf2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita">163rd</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(nominal)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2019 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">$11.386 billion<sup id="cite_ref-imf2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">141st</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data">$971<sup id="cite_ref-imf2_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">163rd</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gini_coefficient" title="Gini coefficient">Gini</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(2015)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Negative increase"><img alt="Negative increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/11px-Increase_Negative.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/17px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/22px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 47.8<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:darkred">high</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(2019)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.545<sup id="cite_ref-UNHDR_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNHDR-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:red">low</span></span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of countries by Human Development Index">158th</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_African_CFA_franc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West African CFA franc (not yet started)">West African CFA franc</a> (<a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">XOF</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time zone</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>+1</span> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic" title="Left- and right-hand traffic">Driving side</a></th><td class="infobox-data">right</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Calling code</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%2B229&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="+229 (not yet started)">+229</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=ISO_3166-2:BJ&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ISO 3166-2:BJ (not yet started)">BJ</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">Internet TLD</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/.bj" class="mw-redirect" title=".bj">.bj</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-country-fn"><ol class="ib-country-fn-alpha"> <li value="1"><a href="/wiki/Cotonou" title="Cotonou">Cotonou</a> is the seat of government.</li> </ol></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benin</b> (officially called the <b>Republic of Benin</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">country</a> in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>. The capital of Benin is <a href="/wiki/Porto-Novo" title="Porto-Novo">Porto-Novo</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">government</a> is based in <a href="/wiki/Cotonou" title="Cotonou">Cotonou</a>, the country's largest city. Most people live on the small southern coastline on the <a href="/wiki/Bight_of_Benin" title="Bight of Benin">Bight of Benin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because Benin was <a href="/wiki/Colonization" title="Colonization">colonized</a> by France and is still close to it, the official language of Benin is <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a>. Languages such as <a href="/wiki/Fon_language" title="Fon language">Fon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a> are commonly spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholicism</a>. This is followed closely by <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vodun" class="mw-redirect" title="Vodun">Vodun</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Protestants" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestants">Protestantism</a>. </p><p>Benin is a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_Peace_and_Cooperation_Zone" title="South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone">South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Francophonie" class="mw-redirect" title="La Francophonie">La Francophonie</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Sahel-Saharan_States" title="Community of Sahel-Saharan States">Community of Sahel-Saharan States</a>, the <a href="/wiki/African_Petroleum_Producers_Association" title="African Petroleum Producers Association">African Petroleum Producers Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Basin_Authority" title="Niger Basin Authority">Niger Basin Authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the 17th to the 19th century, Benin was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Dahomey" class="mw-redirect" title="Dahomey">Kingdom of Dahomey</a>. It was called the <a href="/wiki/Slave_Coast" title="Slave Coast">Slave Coast</a> by <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white people</a> from as early as the 17th century, because of the large number of slaves shipped from Porto-Novo, Cotonou, and other <a href="/wiki/Port" title="Port">ports</a> to European <a href="/wiki/Colonies" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonies">colonies</a> in <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">the Americas</a>. </p><p>After slavery was made illegal, France fought a war against Dahomey and took over the kingdom. They renamed it <a href="/wiki/French_Dahomey" title="French Dahomey">French Dahomey</a>. In 1960, Dahomey gained official independence from France.<sup id="cite_ref-Ibp_Usa_p85_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ibp_Usa_p85-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1972 to 1990 a <a href="/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism" title="Marxism–Leninism">Marxist–Leninist</a> <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">state</a> called the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Benin" title="People's Republic of Benin">People's Republic of Benin</a> existed. The current Republic of Benin was formed in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-Ibp_Usa_p85_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ibp_Usa_p85-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Geography" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Geography"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benin is a narrow country in west Africa. The country measures about 325 km (202 mi) at its widest point. It is between the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">Tropic of Cancer</a>. Benin is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> to the east, and the <a href="/wiki/Bight_of_Benin" title="Bight of Benin">Bight of Benin</a> to the south. </p><p>The highest point is <a href="/wiki/Mont_Sokbaro" title="Mont Sokbaro">Mont Sokbaro</a> at 658 m (2,159 ft). </p><p><a href="/wiki/W_National_Park" title="W National Park">Reserve du W du Niger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pendjari_National_Park" title="Pendjari National Park">Pendjari National Park</a> attract tourists who want to see elephants, lions, antelopes, hippos, and monkeys.<sup id="cite_ref-bn_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bn-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically Benin has been a home for the <a href="/wiki/Endangered" class="mw-redirect" title="Endangered">endangered</a> <a href="/wiki/Painted_Hunting_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Painted Hunting Dog">Painted Hunting Dog</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lycaon_pictus" class="mw-redirect" title="Lycaon pictus">Lycaon pictus</a></i>;<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benin's climate is hot and humid. Yearly rainfall in the coastal area averages 1300 mm or about 51 inches. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons per year. The main rainy season is from April to late July, with a shorter less strong 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. In <a href="/wiki/Cotonou" title="Cotonou">Cotonou</a>, the average maximum temperature is 31 °C (87.8 °F); the minimum is 24 °C (75.2 °F). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departments">Departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Departments" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Departments"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671799">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Benin" title="List of cities in Benin">List of cities in Benin</a></div> <p>Benin is divided into 12 Departments. Then it is divided into 77 communes. </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Alibori_Department" title="Alibori Department">Alibori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atakora_Department" title="Atakora Department">Atakora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantique_Department" title="Atlantique Department">Atlantique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borgou_Department" title="Borgou Department">Borgou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collines_Department" title="Collines Department">Collines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donga_Department" title="Donga Department">Donga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kouffo_Department" title="Kouffo Department">Kouffo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littoral_Department" title="Littoral Department">Littoral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mono_Department" title="Mono Department">Mono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ou%C3%A9m%C3%A9_Department" title="Ouémé Department">Ouémé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plateau_Department" title="Plateau Department">Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zou_Department" title="Zou Department">Zou</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Culture" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Culture"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts">Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Arts" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Arts"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beninese literature had a strong oral tradition long before French became the main language.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Couchoro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Couchoro (not yet started)">Felix Couchoro</a> wrote the first Beninese novel, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%27Esclave_(Beninese_novel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L'Esclave (Beninese novel) (not yet started)">L'Esclave</a></i> in 1929. </p><p>Singer <a href="/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo" title="Angélique Kidjo">Angélique Kidjo</a> and actor <a href="/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou" title="Djimon Hounsou">Djimon Hounsou</a> were both born in Cotonou, Benin. Composer <a href="/wiki/Wally_Badarou" title="Wally Badarou">Wally Badarou</a> and singer <a href="/wiki/Gnonnas_Pedro" title="Gnonnas Pedro">Gnonnas Pedro</a> are also from Benin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Religion" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Religion"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2010 census, 27.2% of the population of Benin were <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a>, 24.4% were <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a>, 17.3% practiced <a href="/wiki/Vodun" class="mw-redirect" title="Vodun">Vodun</a>, 6% other traditional local religious groups, 1.9% other religious groups, and 6.5% have no religious affiliation.<sup id="cite_ref-report_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Education" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Education"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">literacy</a> rate in Benin is one of the lowest in the world. In 2002 it was said to be 34.7%.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At one time the education system was not free.<sup id="cite_ref-ilab_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ilab-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-insae-bj.org-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-insae-bj.org_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insae-bj.org/images/docs/insae-statistiques/enquetes-recensements/RGPH/1.RGPH_4/Indicateurs-et-Projetcions/Principaux%20Indicateurs%20projections%20Preface%20RGPH4.pdf">"PRINCIPAUX INDICATEURS SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIQUES ET ECONOMIQUES"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>www.insae-bj.org</i> (in French). INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE L’ANALYSE ECONOMIQUE.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.insae-bj.org&rft.atitle=PRINCIPAUX+INDICATEURS+SOCIO+DEMOGRAPHIQUES+ET+ECONOMIQUES&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insae-bj.org%2Fimages%2Fdocs%2Finsae-statistiques%2Fenquetes-recensements%2FRGPH%2F1.RGPH_4%2FIndicateurs-et-Projetcions%2FPrincipaux%2520Indicateurs%2520projections%2520Preface%2520RGPH4.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABenin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/benin/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year">http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/benin/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211017154104/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/benin/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year">Archived</a> 2021-10-17 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> = 2010</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220518094400/https://data.ipu.org/content/benin?chamber_id=13341">"Benin - National Assembly"</a>. <i>New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta)</i>. 5 July 2018. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Parline%3A+the+IPU%E2%80%99s+Open+Data+Platform+%28beta%29&rft.atitle=Benin+-+National+Assembly&rft.date=2018-07-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.ipu.org%2Fcontent%2Fbenin%3Fchamber_id%3D13341&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABenin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AS2010-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-AS2010_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation report cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.insae-bj.org/annuare-statistique.html?file=files/publications/annuel/Annuaire%20statistique%20%20INSAE%202010.pdf">Annuaire statistique 2010</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Report) (in French). <a href="/w/index.php?title=Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_de_l%27analyse_%C3%A9conomique&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Institut national de la statistique et de l'analyse économique (not yet started)">INSAE</a>. 2012. p. 49. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091201/http://www.insae-bj.org/annuare-statistique.html?file=files%2Fpublications%2Fannuel%2FAnnuaire%20statistique%20%20INSAE%202010.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Annuaire+statistique+2010&rft.pages=49&rft.pub=INSAE&rft.date=2012&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insae-bj.org%2Fannuare-statistique.html%3Ffile%3Dfiles%2Fpublications%2Fannuel%2FAnnuaire%2520statistique%2520%2520INSAE%25202010.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABenin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.insae-bj.org/">"BENIN en Chiffres"</a> [BENIN in Figures]. <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_de_l%27analyse_%C3%A9conomique&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Institut national de la statistique et de l'analyse économique (not yet started)">INSAE</a></i> (in French). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151217002938/http://www.insae-bj.org/">Archived</a> from the original on 17 December 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=INSAE&rft.atitle=BENIN+en+Chiffres&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insae-bj.org%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABenin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-imf2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-imf2_6-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-imf2_6-1">6.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-imf2_6-2">6.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-imf2_6-3">6.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=31&pr.y=10&sy=2015&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=638&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=">"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2018"</a>. <i>IMF.org</i>. <a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Hughes. A directory of African wetlands, p. 301. IUCN, 1992. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-88032-949-3" title="Special:BookSources/2-88032-949-3">2-88032-949-3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Benin-INTERNATIONAL-COOPERATION.html">"Benin – International Cooperation"</a>. Nation Encyclopedia (2010-06-29).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ibp_Usa_p85-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Ibp_Usa_p85_11-0">11.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Ibp_Usa_p85_11-1">11.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Ibp Usa. Global Logistics Assessments Reports Handbook: Strategic Transportation and Customs Information for Selected Countries, p. 85. Int'l Business Publications, 2008. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7397-6603-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-7397-6603-1">0-7397-6603-1</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bn-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bn_12-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6761.htm">"Background Note: Benin"</a>. U.S. Department of State (June 2008).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">C. Michael Hogan. 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993"><i>Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus</i>, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101209234758/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993">Archived</a> 2010-12-09 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813054658/http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/CountryBeninEN.html">"Benin"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/CountryBeninEN.html">the original</a> on 2011-08-13<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-09-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Benin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faflit.arts.uwa.edu.au%2FCountryBeninEN.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABenin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-report-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-report_15-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90082.htm">International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Benin</a>. United States <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Democracy,_Human_Rights_and_Labor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (not yet started)">Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor</a> (September 14, 2007). <i>This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html">Literacy</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161124171442/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html">Archived</a> 2016-11-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 2012-08-15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ilab-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-ilab_17-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/af/861.htm">"Benin"</a>. <i>Country Reports on Human Rights Practices</i>. United States Department of State. February 23, 2001. section 5<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Entirely or mostly<br />in Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eswatini" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uganda" 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