Benin - Introduction

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.

Benin , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Benin
Official Republic of Benin
Common (Native) Benin
Official (Native) Republic of Benin
Alternative spellings BJ, Republic of Benin, République du Bénin
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
Geography
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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
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
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Benin

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.

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Currency
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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Benin is found in Western Africa