Code: BJ
Location: West Africa
Geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 2 15 E
Surface area: 110,000 km2
Population: 9,050,000 (2010.)
Capital city: Porto-Novo
Official language: French
Religion: Roman Catholic, Islam
Climate: tropical , sub-saharan, very hot
Tallest mountain: Gbessa, Atakora (309 m)
Terrain: mostly flat, low hills
Coastline: 100 km
Natural resources: timber, limestone, small oil reserve
Neighbours: Togo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria
