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Benin

Western AfricaBENDemonym: Beninese

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Population

12.12M

12,123,198 people

Area

113K km²

112,622 km²

Density

107.6 /km²

people per km²

Capital

Porto-Novo

Africa

Where in the world

Benin on the map

Right now

Local time in Porto-Novo

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Geography

Location & land

Region

Africa

Subregion

Western Africa

Coordinates

9.50° N, 2.25° E

Area

113K km²

Neighbours

Regional blocs

African Union

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Administration

Codes & identity

Capital

Porto-Novo

ISO alpha-2

ISO alpha-3

BEN

Numeric code

204

Calling code

+229

Internet TLD

.bj

Languages

Spoken here

French · français

Currency

Money

West African CFA franc

Fr · XOF

Economy

Income inequality

Gini index

38.6%

Lower is more equal.

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Economy, health & development

Live rate

Exchange rate

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Borders

4 neighbouring countries

Similarity

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