Benin Communications

Country Name: Republic of Benin

Capital City: Porto-Novo

Population: 7,862,944

Population Growth: 2.73% (2006)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Languages: French (official)

Area: 112,620 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension: .bj

COMMUNICATIONS OF BENIN

Telephones - main lines in use:

76,300 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

386,700 (2005)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (2001)

Internet country code:

.bj

Internet hosts:

867 (2006)

Internet users:

425,000 (2005)

International dialing code: