People (Benin)
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     Population:
         4,997,599 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         49 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         15 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         115 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         49 years male, 53 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.9 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Beninese (singular and plural); adjective - Beninese
     Ethnic divisions:
         African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba,
         Bariba); Europeans 5,500
     Religions:
         indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%
     Languages:
         French (official); Fon and Yoruba most common vernaculars in south; at least
         six major tribal languages in north
     Literacy:
         23% (male 32%, female 16%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         1,900,000 (1987); agriculture 60%, transport, commerce, and public services
         38%, industry less than 2%; 49% of population of working age (1985)
     Organized labor:
         about 75% of wage earners