looking up at the idea that a palace was no less than 100,000 Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish Literacy: total population: 69.93 years male: 47.6 years female: 72.65 years (1993 est.) Birth rate: 17.23 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: 245 billion dinars, 4-6% of GDP (1992) *Benin, Geography Location: Southern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast; temperate in south Terrain: vast central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and hills;
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