Population :
July 2005 estimate: 8,439,0002
2002 census: 6,769,914
Density: 75 /km²
194 /sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate : 17,654,843a
Total : $28.47 billion
Per capita: $1,600

Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

GDP 2005 estimate :
Total: $8.75 billion
Per capita: $1,176

Currency: CFA franc
Time zone: WAT (UTC+1)
Internet TLD : .bj
Calling code: +229