Peoples' Socialist Republic of Benin (The Day the Sky Turned Black Map Game)

The People's Socialist Republic of Benin and formerly Dahomey, is a rural, socialist country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north.

Nuke attacks

 * 1) Porto-Novo dockyard was damaged by a 475tn HE cruse missile.

Statistics

 * 1) Capital- Porto-Novo
 * 2) Other cities- Cotonou, Ouidah, Natitingou and Kandi.
 * 3) Official languages- French.
 * 4) Other languages-Fon, Adja and Yoruba.
 * 5) Population- 4,345,000.  60,000 died in and directly after the attack.
 * 6) Ethnic groups-
 * 39.2% Fon.
 * 15.2% Adja.
 * 12.3% Yoruba.
 * 9.2% Bariba.
 * 7.0% Fula.
 * 6.1% Ottamari.
 * 4.0% Kabye.
 * 2.5% Dendi.
 * 1.6% other.
 * 2.9% unspecified.


 * 1) Religion- 42.8% of the population of Benin were Christian, 24.4% were Muslim, 17.3% practiced Vodun, 6% practiced other local traditional religions, 1.9% practiced other religious groups, and 6.5% claim no religious affiliation.
 * 2) Leader- Mathieu Kérékou.
 * 3) Regime- Marxist-Leninist single-party state.
 * 4) Economy- Stable, but financially poor peasant agricultural type.