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Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo

  • Population
    11 801 151
  • Native name
    Bénin
  • Demonym
    Beninese
  • Alternative names
    BJ, Republic of Benin, République du Bénin
  • Area
    112 622 km2
  • Top level domain
    .bj
  • Currency
    Code: XOF
    Name: West African CFA franc
    Symbol: Fr
  • Coordinates
    Latitude: 9.5
    Longitude: 2.25
  • Calling codes
    229
  • Languages
    French
  • Alpha 2 code
    BJ
  • Alpha 3 code
    BEN
  • Numeric code
    204
  • Gini coefficient
    38.6
  • Region
    Africa
  • Subregion
    Western Africa
  • Numeric code
    204