Country name: |
Benin |
Capital: |
Porto-Novo |
Country code: |
217 |
Continent: |
Africa |
Currency name: |
West African CFA franc |
Independence: |
1960-08-01 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from France |
Total area (km2): |
112,622 |
Land area (km2): |
110,622 |
Water area (km2): |
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) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+229 |
Domain: |
.bj |