Benin Republic is a small country located in West Africa, bordering Togo to the west, Niger and Burkina Faso to the north, and Nigeria to the east. With population of approximately 14 million people, Benin is a predominantly agriculture-dependent country. As popularly known, the country is the birthplace of voodoo (an African polytheistic religion of ancestral worship that involves magic and attempts to communicate with spirits and dead people). Voodoo is officially recognized/celebrated in the country and is practiced by about 40% of the population (most especially in the south), while in the north an idolatry festivity being practiced on yearly basis is known as GANNI. 31.55% of the people of Benin are Christians (Joshua Project) with more than half being Roman Catholic (according to the 2002 census).