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Country Profiles

from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference; Index Mundi, Nations Encyclopedia Article : Benin, from Wikipedia Country Profile : Benin, from ISS

Links, General

from African Studies at UPenn; from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford; from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL Category : Benin, from Wikipedia

Links, on History

Category : History of Benin, from Wikipedia

Timelines

from timelines.ws; from BBC News

Accounts of History

from Wikipedia

Encyclopedia Entries

Article Dahomey, from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 edition Articles Dahomey, Abomey, from EB 1911 Article Dahome, Porto Novo, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German Article Dahome, Porto Novo, from Brockhaus Konversationslexikon 1894-1896, in German

Politics

Politics of Benin, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : Benin; For the Record : Benin, from UN Human Rights System Governments on the WWW : Benin

Military

Wars of Benin, 1800-1999, from ACED

Economy & Finances

Entry Benin, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor; Currency Boards and Dollarization by Kurt Schuler; click for Benin Article Economy of Benin, from Wikipedia Catregory : Economy of Benin, from Wikipedia Global Integrity : Benin 2006

Ethnography

Category Languages of Benin, from Wikipedia Languages of Benin (51), from Ethnologue Art and Life of Africa : Benin World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Benin

Religion

Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Benin, from Kirken i Norge

History of Regions

Departments of Benin, from www.statoids.com Communes de Benin, from www.statoids.com

History of Cities

List of Cities in Benin, from Wikipedia History of Abomey, of Porto Novo, Cotonou, from Wikipedia

Institutions

Benin, from Airline History

Biographies

Category : Beninese People, from Wikipedia Chinese Ambassadors to Benin, from PRC MOFA African Women Bibliographic Database

Others

Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on Sub-Saharan Africa

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS

Lists of Statesmen

from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders, from ZPC Regnal Chronologies : West Africa, scroll down for Dahomey

Population Figures

from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer)

Document Collections

List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Benin, from ILO, 26 docs. since 1960

Online Newspapers

Newspapers and News Media : Benin, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers (links)

Election Results

from Psephos, since 2001; from IFES Election Guide, since 1999; from African Elections Database, since 1959

Archives, Musea, Libraries

Benin National Archives, from UNESCO Archives Portal Academic and Research Libraries - Africa, from UNESCO Libraries Portal Libraries in Benin, from LibDex Museums in Benin, from International Council of African Museums

National Symbols

Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, posted by David's National Anthem Reference Page

Coins, Banknotes

Stamps

Stamps Dahomey 1900-1913; Golfe de Benin, 1892-1894, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer

Others

License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World Airline Timetable Images : Benin

BIBLIOGRAPHY

On Africa, East Africa

General Histories

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.29, pp.860-864 Article Western Africa : Benin. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.29

Economic History

Hans Meyer, Die Eisenbahnen im Tropischen Afrika (The Railroads in Tropical Africa), Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot 1902, in German, posted by DTBSWS, chapter Dahome, pp.21-25

Historical Dictionaries

Samuel Decalo, Historical Dictionary of Benin, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow, 2nd ed. 1987 [G]