The nature of Dahomey (after 1975 - the state of Benin): palms, flowers. Residents of the village of Ganvie are engaged in household work - they fish, transport fresh water by boat. Houses of the villagers, located on stilts on the water. View of the port of Potonu, located in the Gulf of Guinea; foreign ships in the port. View of the city of Cotonou; street vendors sell fruit; types of city cafe, market. Wood carvers, artists sell their products in the bazaar. Workers of one of the printing houses of Dahomey - in the workshop at the printing presses; the doctor examines the child in the medical office. Children swim in the pool. Various moments of building houses in Dahomey. Dahomey people chop down palm trees; dancing in the street; unloading ships in the port.