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Africa Internet Stats > Africa Index > Benin
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Benin
Internet Usage and
Marketing Report
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Country
Profile:
Benin,
officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa,
formerly known as Dahomey (until 1975) or Dahomania. It has a small
coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the
west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north.
The capital is Porto Novo, but the seat of government is Cotonou.
Internet Usage Statistics:
150,000
Internet users as of March/08, 1.8% of the population,
according to ITU.
Latest Population
Estimate:
8,294,941
population for 2008, according to Census Bureau.
Gross National
Income:
GNI per
capita is US$ 510 ('06) and purchasing power parity is US$
1,176.
Country Area:
112,622 sq
km
Benin Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
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YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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15,000
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6,419,100
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0.2
%
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ITU
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2006
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100,000
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7,714,766
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1.3
%
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ITU
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2008
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150,000
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8,294,941
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1.8
%
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ITU
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Benin - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics &
Forecasts
Benin
Telecommunications Report
Despite having an old style posts and telecommunications entity, OPT, and
no independent regulator, Benin has four private mobile networks whose
combined connections exceed fixed lines by more than 8:1. While the country’s
fixed-line infrastructure is completely digital, it serves only 1% of the population
which has hindered adoption of the Internet. Several wireless broadband services have
been launched, and OPT has started wholesaling its ADSL service. Further envisaged
sector changes include the unbundling of the national operator and privatisation of
the resultant telecom entity. This report provides an overview of the telecommunications
sector in Benin, various key statistics and market forecasts for the years 2010 and 2015.
Africa Market
and Telecommunications Reports
The latest information about the African Telecommunications sector from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Web, Paul Budde Communications.
Benin Newspapers
Links
See most important daily news and information from
Benin here.
Benin Country
Profile
Brief economic and country overview of Benin
by the BBC of London.
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