Here, we have some interesting facts about Benin. Benin (officially: Republic of Benin) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 14.2 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-30). The capital city of Republic of Benin is Porto-Novo, and the official country TLD code is .bj. Benin has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as BJ, BEN, BEN, 204 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Common | Benin |
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Official | Republic of Benin |
Common (Native) | Benin |
Official (Native) | Republic of Benin |
Alternative spellings | BJ, Republic of Benin, République du Bénin |
Translations ⬇️ |
fra | French |
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Benin is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 112622 km². It is bounded by Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo and the capital city is Porto-Novo
Region/Continent | Africa |
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Subregion | Western Africa |
TimeZone | UTC+01:00 |
Capital city | Porto-Novo |
Area | 112622 km² |
Population 2024-10-30 | 14.2 Millions |
Bordered Countreies | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo |
Demonym | |
eng | Male: Beninese / Female: Beninese |
fra | Male: Béninois / Female: Béninoise |
Lat/Lng | 9.5, 2.25 |
The flag of Benin features a green vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and red adjoining the vertical band.
Currency | |
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Name | West African CFA franc |
Code | XOF |
Symbol | Fr |
Other info | |
Idependent | yes, officially-assigned |
UN Member country | yes |
Start of Week | monday |
Car Side | right |
Codes | |
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | BJ |
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | BEN |
ISO 3166-1 numeric | 204 |
International calling code | +229 |
FIFA 3 Letter Code | BEN |
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