| 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 |
