| Africa > Western Africa > Benin | |
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| Official Name Republic of Benin | |
| Motto Fraternity, Justice, Labour | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Porto-Novo | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Bceao (XOF) | |
| Independence Day 1 Aug 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 9,988,068 | |
| Nationality Beninese | |
| Ethnic Group 39.2% Fon, 17.6% Yoruba, 15.2% Adja, 9.2% Bariba, 6.9% Fula, 6.1% Ottamari, 4.0% Yoa-Lokpa, 2.5% Dendi | |
| Area 112,622 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo | |
| Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 9.50, Longitude 2.25 | |
| Dialing Code +229 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BJ | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BEN | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 204 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BEN | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .bj | |