For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Benin, consult the Benin
Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle
Eastern Division, see also the Library's online catalog available
at http://catalog.loc.gov for
books, and materials in other formats held by the Library, and
the Library's Thomas Legislative Information at: http://thomas.loc.gov for
legislative materials (bills, hearings, acts, etc.) relating
to relations between the United States and the Republic of Benin,
as well as to the interests of the Beninese-American community.
Includes basic information and general descriptions about Benin.
Benin Contact (http://www.bj.refer.org)
In French. Extensive information on Benin.
Benin Government (http://www.gouv.bj/)
Basic information about Benin, directories of government ministers, non-governmental
organizations, political leaders etc.
Benin. Embassy. France (http://www.ambassade-benin.org)
In French. Describes the government, economy, education, tourism, France-Benin
relations, has a biography of the President, a directory of Benin web sites,
etc.
Bienvenue sur Beninensis (http://www.beninensis.net)
In French. This site was provides a wealth of information on history, geography,
politics, economy, education, health etc.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism etc.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country
which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works,
etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture,
and environment. of that location.
OneWorld.net (http://www.oneworld.net/)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special
reports.
Theodora.com: Flag
of Benin (http://www.theodora.com/flags/benin%5Fflags.html)
Images in several sizes and links country facts.
U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
WoYaa! - Benin (http://www.woyaaonline.com/)
In French and English. Under countries are many national and international websites
on arts, business, geography, education, health, tourism etc.
World Desk Reference (http://uk.dk.com/)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than
5000 illustrations and maps. |