Bahamian
         adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands
                  or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population"
         n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

English Dictionary: banian	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
banana n any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits Synonym(s): banana, banana tree elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
banian n East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Synonym(s): banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India Synonym(s): banyan, banian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
banyan n East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Synonym(s): banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India Synonym(s): banyan, banian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Behmen n German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) Synonym(s): Boehme, Jakob Boehme, Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Boehm, Jakob Boehm, Behmen, Jakob Behmen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bemoan v regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" Synonym(s): deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Benin n a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control Synonym(s): Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bohemian adj of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" n a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) Synonym(s): Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bonhomie n a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Synonym(s): affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowman n a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: archer, bowman]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bunion n a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bunyan n English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) Synonym(s): Bunyan, John Bunyan a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" Synonym(s): Bunyan, Paul Bunyan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
byname n a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" Synonym(s): nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banana \Ba*na"na\, n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.)       A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa       sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}.          Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of                great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,                covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the                fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in                diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,                and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a                native of tropical countries, and furnishes an                important article of food.          {Banana bird} (Zo[94]l.), a small American bird ({Icterus             leucopteryx}), which feeds on the banana.          {Banana quit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of tropical America,             of the genus {Certhiola}, allied to the creepers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banian \Ban"ian\, n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named       by the English, because used as a market place by the       merchants.]       1. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.             [Written also {banyan}.]          2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.          3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.          {Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no             flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be             borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banian \Ban"ian\, n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named       by the English, because used as a market place by the       merchants.]       1. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.             [Written also {banyan}.]          2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.          3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.          {Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no             flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be             borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banyan \Ban"yan\, n. [See {Banian}.] (Bot.)       A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the       Indian fig ({Ficus Indica}), whose branches send shoots to       the ground, which take root and become additional trunks,       until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is       able to shelter thousands of men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banian \Ban"ian\, n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named       by the English, because used as a market place by the       merchants.]       1. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.             [Written also {banyan}.]          2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.          3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.          {Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no             flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be             borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Banyan \Ban"yan\, n. [See {Banian}.] (Bot.)       A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the       Indian fig ({Ficus Indica}), whose branches send shoots to       the ground, which take root and become additional trunks,       until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is       able to shelter thousands of men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayman \Bay"man\, n. (Nav.)       In the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now       officially designated as {hospital apprentice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bemean \Be*mean"\, v. t.       To make mean; to lower. --C. Reade.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bemoan \Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemoaned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bemoaning}.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem[?]nan; pref. be- +       m[?]nan to moan. See {Moan}.]       To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for;       to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.                   Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.          Syn: See {Deplore}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bename \Be*name"\, v. t. [p. p. {Benamed}, {Benempt}.]       To promise; to name. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beneme \Be*neme"\, v. t. [AS. ben[?]man. Cf. {Benim}.]       To deprive (of), or take away (from). [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Benim \Be*nim"\, v. t. [AS. beniman. See {Benumb}, and cf.       {Nim}.]       To take away. [Obs.]                   Ire . . . benimeth the man fro God.         --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bionomy \Bi*on"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] life + [?] law.]       Physiology. [R.] --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its             ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See {Bohemian},             n., 2.          2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or [bd]Bohemian[b8]             (see {Bohemian}, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free             and easy. [Modern]                         Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five                      and thirty.                                       --Blackw. Mag.                         Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and                      customs nowadays.                              --W. Black.          {Bohemian chatterer}, [or] {Bohemian waxwing} (Zo[94]l.), a             small bird of Europe and America ({Ampelis garrulus}); the             waxwing.          {Bohemian glass}, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,             made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing             usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no             lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, n.       1. A native of Bohemia.          2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of             Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects             of the Slavic family.          3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or             gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in             later times often applied to an adventurer in art or             literature, of irregular, unconventional habits,             questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]          Note: In this sense from the French boh[82]mien, a gypsy;                also, a person of irregular habits.                            She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from                         father and mother, who were both Bohemians by                         taste and circumstances.               --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowman \Bow"man\, n.; pl. {Bowmen}.       A man who uses a bow; an archer.                   The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen                and bowmen.                                             --Jer. iv. 29.          {Bowman's root}. (Bot.) See {Indian physic}, under {Indian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowman \Bow"man\, n. (Naut.)       The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowman \Bow"man\, n.; pl. {Bowmen}.       A man who uses a bow; an archer.                   The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen                and bowmen.                                             --Jer. iv. 29.          {Bowman's root}. (Bot.) See {Indian physic}, under {Indian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. (Med.)       Same as {Bunyon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunyon \Bun"yon\, Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a       small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See       {Bun}.] (Med.)       An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac       (one of the burs[91] muscos[91]), usually occurring on the       first joint of the great toe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunnian \Bun"nian\, n.       See {Bunyon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunyon \Bun"yon\, Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a       small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See       {Bun}.] (Med.)       An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac       (one of the burs[91] muscos[91]), usually occurring on the       first joint of the great toe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-name \By"-name`\, n.       A nickname. --Camden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Byname \By"name`\, v. t.       To give a nickname to. --Camden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-name \By"-name`\, n.       A nickname. --Camden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Byname \By"name`\, v. t.       To give a nickname to. --Camden.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bayamo]n, PR (comunidad, FIPS 6679)       Location: 18.17977 N, 66.11356 W       Population (1990): 1053 (309 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beaman, IA (city, FIPS 5140)       Location: 42.22001 N, 92.82278 W       Population (1990): 183 (87 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50609
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benham, KY (city, FIPS 5662)       Location: 36.96464 N, 82.95194 W       Population (1990): 717 (312 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40807
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bohannon, VA       Zip code(s): 23021
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bon Ami, TX       Zip code(s): 75956
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bonham, TX (city, FIPS 9328)       Location: 33.58934 N, 96.18001 W       Population (1990): 6686 (3108 housing units)       Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75418
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bowman, GA (city, FIPS 9712)       Location: 34.20344 N, 83.02889 W       Population (1990): 791 (343 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30624    Bowman, ND (city, FIPS 8700)       Location: 46.18381 N, 103.39978 W       Population (1990): 1741 (837 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58623    Bowman, SC (town, FIPS 7840)       Location: 33.34890 N, 80.68380 W       Population (1990): 1063 (396 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29018
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bynum, AL (CDP, FIPS 11128)       Location: 33.60555 N, 85.95746 W       Population (1990): 1917 (732 housing units)       Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bynum, MT       Zip code(s): 59419    Bynum, TX (town, FIPS 11656)       Location: 31.96886 N, 97.00303 W       Population (1990): 192 (89 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76631
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Banyan          A {personal computer} networking company, best known       for its "{Vines}" products for {local area networks}.          Address: Westborough MA, USA.          [More info?]          (1995-03-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BMAN          {Broadband Metropolitan Area Network}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ben-ammi       son of my kindred; i.e., "born of incest", the son of Lot by his       youngest daughter (Gen. 19:38).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ben-ammi, son of my people
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Benimi, our sons
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Benoni, son of my sorrow, or pain
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Benin       Benin:Geography       Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between    Nigeria and Togo       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 112,620 sq km    land area: 110,620 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania       Land boundaries: total 1,989 km, Burkina 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria    773 km, Togo 644 km       Coastline: 121 km       Maritime claims:    territorial sea: 200 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north       Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains       Natural resources: small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble,    timber       Land use:    arable land: 12%    permanent crops: 4%    meadows and pastures: 4%    forest and woodland: 35%    other: 45%       Irrigated land: 60 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: recent droughts have severely affected marginal    agriculture in north; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching    threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification    natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in    winter    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Nuclear Test Ban,    Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Desertification,    Law of the Sea       Note: no natural harbors       Benin:People       Population: 5,522,677 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 48% (female 1,324,553; male 1,333,673)    15-64 years: 49% (female 1,431,630; male 1,299,180)    65 years and over: 3% (female 74,119; male 59,522) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.33% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 47.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 13.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 107.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 52.24 years    male: 50.34 years    female: 54.2 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.72 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Beninese (singular and plural)    adjective: Beninese       Ethnic divisions: African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being    Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500       Religions: indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%       Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars    in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 23%    male: 32%    female: 16%       Labor force: 1.9 million (1987)    by occupation: agriculture 60%, transport, commerce, and public    services 38%, industry less than 2%       Benin:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Benin    conventional short form: Benin    local long form: Republique du Benin    local short form: Benin    former: Dahomey       Digraph: BN       Type: republic under multiparty democratic rule dropped    Marxism-Leninism December 1989; democratic reforms adopted February    1990; transition to multiparty system completed 4 April 1991       Capital: Porto-Novo       Administrative divisions: 6 provinces; Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou,    Mono, Oueme, Zou       Independence: 1 August 1960 (from France)       National holiday: National Day, 1 August (1990)       Constitution: 2 December 1990       Legal system: based on French civil law and customary law; has not    accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: President Nicephore SOGLO    (since 4 April 1991); election last held 10 and 24 March 1991 (next    election 1996); results - Nicephore SOGLO 68%, Mathieu KEREKOU 32%    cabinet: Executive Council; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held 28 March    1995; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (83 total)    Renaissance Party and allies 20, PRD 19, FARD-ALAFIA 10, PSD 7, NCC 3,    RDL-VIVOTEN 3, Communist Party 2, Alliance Chameleon 1, RDP 1, ADP 1,    other 16       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)       Political parties and leaders: as of August 1994, 72 political parties    were officially recognized; the following are among the most    important: Alliance of the Democratic Union for the Forces of Progress    (UDFP), Timothee ADANLIN; Movement for Democracy and Social Progress    (MDPS), Jean-Roger AHOYO; Union for Liberty and Development (ULD),    Marcellin DEGBE; Alliance of the National Party for Democracy and    Development (PNDD) and the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), Pascal    Chabi KAO; Alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the    National Union for Solidarity and Progress (UNSP), Bruno AMOUSSOU; Our    Common Cause (NCC), Albert TEVOEDJRE; National Rally for Democracy    (RND), Joseph KEKE; Alliance of the National Movement for Democracy    and Development (MNDD), leader NA; Movement for Solidarity, Union, and    Progress (MSUP), Adebo ADENIYI; Union for Democracy and National    Reconstruction (UDRN), Azaria FAKOREDE; Union for Democracy and    National Solidarity (UDS), Mama Amadou N'DIAYE; Assembly of Liberal    Democrats for National Reconstruction (RDL), Severin ADJOVI; Alliance    for Social Democracy (ASD), Robert DOSSOU; Bloc for Social Democracy    (BSD), Michel MAGNIDE; Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP),    Akindes ADEKPEDJOU, and the Democratic Union for Social Renewal    (UDRS), Bio Gado Seko N'GOYE; National Union for Democracy and    Progress (UNDP), Robert TAGNON; Party for Progress and Democracy,    Thiophile NATA; FARD-ALAFIA, Mathieu KEREKOU; The Renaissance Party,    Nicephore SOGLO; The Patriotic Union for the Republic (UPR),    Jean-Marie ZAHOUN; Union for the Conservation of Democracy, Bernard    HOUEGNON       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77,    GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,    IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,    UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Lucien Edgar TONOUKOUIN    chancery: 2737 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 232-6656, 6657, 6658    FAX: [1] (202) 265-1996       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Ruth A. DAVIS    embassy: Rue Caporal Bernard Anani, Cotonou    mailing address: B. P. 2012, Cotonou    telephone: [229] 30-06-50, 30-05-13, 30-17-92    FAX: [229] 41-15-22       Flag: two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red with a    vertical green band on the hoist side       Economy       Overview: The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on    subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Growth    in real output has averaged a sound 4% in 1991-94 but this rate barely    exceeds the rapid population growth of 3.3%. Inflation jumped to 35%    in 1994 (compared to 3% in 1993) following the 50% currency    devaluation in January. Commercial and transport activities, which    make up almost 36% of GDP, are extremely vulnerable to developments in    Nigeria as evidenced by decreased reexport trade in 1994 due to a    severe contraction in Nigerian demand. The industrial sector accounts    for less than 10% of GDP and mainly produces foods, beverages, cement,    and textiles. Support by the Paris Club and official bilateral    creditors has eased the external debt situation in recent years. The    government, still burdened with money-losing state enterprises and a    bloated civil service, is gradually implementing a World Bank    supported structural adjustment program.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.7 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 4% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,260 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $272 million (1993 est.)    expenditures: $375 million, including capital expenditures of $84    million (1993 est.)       Exports: $332 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa    partners: FRG 36%, France 16%, Spain 14%, Italy 8%, UK 4%       Imports: $571 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco, petroleum products,    intermediate goods, capital goods, light consumer goods    partners: France 20%, Thailand 8%, Netherlands 7%, US 5%       External debt: $1 billion (December 1990 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate -0.7% (1988); accounts for 10% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 30,000 kW    production: 10 million kWh    consumption per capita: 25 kWh (1993)       Industries: textiles, cigarettes, construction materials, beverages,    food, petroleum       Agriculture: accounts for 35% of GDP; small farms produce 90% of    agricultural output; production is dominated by food crops - corn,    sorghum, cassava, yams, beans, rice; cash crops include cotton, palm    oil, peanuts; poultry and livestock output has not kept up with    consumption       Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics associated with    Nigerian trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for    Western Europe and the US       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $46 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $1.3 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $19 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $101 million       Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes       Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1    - 529.43 (January 1995), 555.20 (1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992),    282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990)    note: beginning 12 January 1994 the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100    per French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948       Fiscal year: calendar year       Benin:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 578 km (single track)    narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge       Highways:    total: 8,435 km    paved: 1,038 km    unpaved: crushed stone 2,600 km; improved earth 1,530 km; unimproved    earth 3,267 km       Inland waterways: navigable along small sections, important only    locally       Ports: Cotonou, Porto-Novo       Merchant marine: none       Airports:    total: 7    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4       Benin:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; fair system of open wire and    microwave radio relay    local: NA    intercity: microwave radio relay and open wire    international: 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station, submarine    cable       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 2    televisions: NA       Benin:Defense Forces       Branches: Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National    Gendarmerie       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,165,463; females age 15-49    1,249,234; males fit for military service 596,956; females fit for    military service 631,780; males reach military age (18) annually    60,282 (1995 est.); females reach military age (18) annually 58,770    (1995 est.)    note: both sexes are liable for miltary service       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $33 million, 3.2% of    GDP (1994)