Benin: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 9.22456 / longitude: 2.31

General information

Economy

The local currency (XOF) is represented by the symbol FCFA. The GDP in 2021 was $17,144,918,952 USD, making it the 115# country in the world.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Royal Palaces of Abomey.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: French. Porto-Novo is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo. Country territory measures 112,622 km², a postcode system isn't employed and the main cities are: Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi, Comé, Porto Novo, Cocotomey.

Population

There are 10,653,654 inhabitants, or 0.14% of the population of planet earth.

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +229, the domain name ".bj" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is BJ For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin.

Summary

Flag
ISO code BJ
Capital Porto-Novo
Population 10,653,654
World percentage 0.14%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages French
GDP (2021) $17,144,918,952
GDP position #115
Currency code XOF
Currency symbol FCFA
TLD .bj
Phone prefix +229
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin