Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Present-day Benin is comprised of about 42 ethnic groups, including the Yoruba in the southeast, who migrated from what is now Nigeria in the 12th century; the Dendi in the north-central area, who came from Mali in the 16th century; the Bariba and the Fula in the northeast; the Ottamari in the Atakora mountains; the Fon in the area around Abomey in the south-central area; and the Mina, Xueda, and Aja, who came from Togo, on the coast. The Kingdom of Dahomey emerged on the Abomey plateau in the 17th century and was a regional power for much of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
12 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Alibori | Department | BJ-AL |
| Borgou | Department | BJ-BO |
| Plateau | Department | BJ-PL |
| Collines | Department | BJ-CO |
| Ouémé | Department | BJ-OU |
| Atakora | Department | BJ-AK |
| Donga | Department | BJ-DO |
| Zou | Department | BJ-ZO |
| Kouffo | Department | BJ-KO |
| Mono | Department | BJ-MO |
| Atlantique | Department | BJ-AQ |
| Littoral | Department | BJ-LI |
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