Benin

Currency code:

Currency name:

West African CFA franc

Country name:

Benin

Capital:

Porto-Novo

Country code:

Continent:

Independence:

August 1, 1960

Independent from:

from France

Total area:

112,622

Land area:

110,622

Water area:

2,000

Population:

9,877,292

Population note:

9,877,292 (July 2013 est.)

Official language:

French

All languages:

French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

Time zone:

WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)

Drive on:

Right

Calling code:

+229

Domain:

.bj

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