Top 10 Interesting Facts About Benin
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Welcome back to another informative Article and as you all know it's always a pleasure presenting to you some interest in the lesson on facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent in this video we're excited to present to you some lesson on facts about the country of Benin officially the Republic of Benin and formally Dahomey Benin is a country in West Africa bordered by Togo to the west Nigeria to the east became the faster to the northwest and easier to the north is the majority of its population live in a small southern coastline of the by of Benin out of the Gulf of Guinea in the northern most tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean the capital of Benin a spot on Nova but a seat of government is in Katonah the country's largest city and economic capital Benin covers an area of 114 thousand seven hundred and sixty-three square kilometers and its population is six mated to be approximately eleven point nine to nine million people Benin is a tropical nation highly dependent on agriculture and it's a logic spotter of cotton and palm oil substantial employment and income arrived from subsistence farming if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and ten on notification so you don't miss any of our videos the official language have been in his French with several indigenous languages such as phone biriba Yoruba and then they also been commonly spoken the largest religious group in Benin is from and cattle ISM followed closely by Islam we don't commonly referred to as food outside the country in Protestantism Benin is a member of the United Nation the African Union the economy Community of West African states the Organization of Islamic Cooperation the South Atlantic peace and cooperation zone La Francophonie the community of Sahel Saharan States the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Denisha Basin Authority so without any further ado here are the top ten things you probably didn't know about being.
1 Meanwhile the first African country to transition from dictatorship to democracy Benin was the first country in the 1990s to make the transition from a dictatorship to a multiparty democracy been an experience of you non-violence coup in the post independence history with magazines dictatorial rule lasting between 1975 and 99 the first multi-party elections marked a peaceful transition from a military rule to civilian rule with the military incumbent Marty Kirikou conceding defeat.
2 Bellini's named after the body of water be named even after independence continue to use the home a as its official name it is only 15 years later that the name officially switched from the home eight Benning this is because the kingdom of Dahomey was ethnic and represented just a small section of Benin landmass in society doors the nimbin in was adopted as an unbiased representation of the entire country the buy of Benin is a crescent-shaped Bey that stretches 640 kilometers covering the area between the noon of light of the Niger River in Nigeria and keeps and Paul in Ghana it has plenty of scenic pristine beaches that serve as a great tourist attraction.
3 Benin hables the largest remaining population of Lion in West Africa the W a leap in Gerry in Benin hypest the largest remaining population of lions in West Africa active human activities has meant that lion has become extinct in most part of West Africa as the grasslands become depleted by over grazing in cultivation pangeran National Park has remain one of the few centuries for not only lions but also elephants which became victims of infamous ivory trade pangeran National Park is a place where you can easily get to see mus of the big cats like lions cheetahs Lea pads and big heavy wheels which are mainly elephants on your tour of West Africa.
4 Snakes are worshipped and benign in most parts of the world snake Sofia Burton been India revered REO pythons of worship in Benin especially in Hua dar the good news is that via pythons are not dangerous but the bad news is that the sacred reptiles are welcome in Beninese household where they are fed when the doors of the temples are open at night there is no fear when the lok has welcomed the Sleater in pythons into their living rooms like an honored guest the temple of pythons is a small room of 12 square meters that houses 50 odd royal pythons take a picture with the Python around your neck awestruck the snake if you're not scared of being strangled several shrines were built for offerings to the snake gourd that be but the biggest of friends comes from the tourists who pay one point 50 to enter the temple of the sacred Peyton.
5 Bananas of Voodoo credo the West African country is a cradle of order the locals call it Vodun which means spirits the five divine elements rule in the air which is mean a speck of food air the ceremonies have nothing to do with the distorted image that has been popularized in Europe and America over no Leawood and no new Leawood movies maybe except for one aspect which many people will find scary and uncomfortable which as to worship the sevens the religion was initiated back in the 19th century by its founder and sister of the kings of owada voodoo came to Brazil and Caribbean with West African slave ships voodoo is an official religion of beaming and it is only official in one country in the world who don't believe as coexist peacefully with Christians and Muslims yet another country proving it is possible to live in peace one next to each other no matter which gods you believe.
6 Some Bellinis are scared of taking pictures some people in Benin believe that photographic stills a piece of your soul you may think it is an outdated superstition but respecting the belief would take you a long way in Benin you must always ask for permission or take pictures from afar and stay away from Clare face shots this'n found that fear has its origin from animism and voodoo personal belongings such as neatly pins pieces of clothes hair or blood could be used to cast a spell or a curse it isn't a far stretch to believe that a photographic image has similar powers so portraits of clothes or pictures are very difficult to shoot many people especially kids will not mind taking pictures.
7 Cotton is gold in Benin cotton is gold in Benin as it constitute 80% of the country's export cotton is widely used in the fashion industry clothes in Benin and made purely from cotton the quality of the fabrics is spectacular women's fashion is a special and beautiful and mostly used to mix of a nice.
8 Benin was a slave course been in was part of the slave codes during the colonial era and surely is not proud of this period of its history a Lada and put an over played a main role in the slave trade while Luke Rita was a main part of sinning slaves to Brazil and the Caribbean they do blingy on kings for this tragedy and even though been info betrayed in its own men and in the 16th century it didn't protect all the tribes and nations been in people are highly respectful of the slave history and maintained numerous museums and monuments for future populations.
9 The been in flux colors are very symbolic to its history the red color on the flag symbolizes courage yellow stands for wealth and green symbolizes hope and revival Benin gained independence on 1st August 1960 from France and became the Republic of Benin it was previously known as the homie in name of the 15th century Kingdom that occupied the territory its current flag was adopted on 16 November 1959 and raised on the independence day it was abandoned in 1975 by the Marxist regime which the patron Millie Chico and we introduced in 1990 upon been in becoming a multiparty democracy the national flag of Benin is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist the colors of the flag carry cultural political and regional meanings nationally the yellow and green alludes to the northern savannas and palm groves located in the south of the country while the red symbolizes the bloodshed by those who fought for the homie on the Continental level the yellow green and red represented the pan-africanism of maine.
10 The country is famous in the world for careful would masks been in wood carvers are well known their works are extremely authentic it is a tradition handed over from one generation to another spanning several centuries been in wood carvings are sold on global market muscle in Europe and North America and fish good prices apart from wood carvings Benin is also known for its great sculptural work based on ivories bronze iron and other metals you can order for your own custom made within mass of Annie while on a trip to be named this is highly affordable as opposed to buying it on the international market there you have it displays those were the top 10 things you probably didn't know about bonini we hope you learned a thing or two about a beautiful nation of Benin thanks for watching this Article as usual.
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