Benin
Common Name: Benin
Official Name: Republic of Benin
Geographic Details
Capital | Porto-Novo |
Continent(s) | Africa |
Region | Africa |
Subregion | Western Africa |
Landlocked | ❌ |
Area | 112,622 km² |
Coordinates | (9° 30' N, 2° 15' E) |
Demographic and Political Information
Population | 12,123,198 |
Currency | West African CFA franc (Fr) |
Timezones | UTC+01:00 |
Languages | French |
UN Member | ✅ |
Additional Information
Top-level Domain | .bj |
Calling Code | +2 |
Independent | ✅ |
Start of week | monday |
alpha2Code | BJ |
alpha3Code | BEN |