Benin

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Benin is a narrow sliver of a nation in West Africa, bordered by Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Niger, with a short coastline on the Bight of Benin. It is recognized as the birthplace of the Vodun religion (known globally as Voodoo) and the historic center of the Dahomey Kingdom, famed for its fierce female warriors—the Agojie.