🇧🇯 Benin
Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Benin.
Current time in Benin
Africa/Porto-Novo · GMT+1
Time zones in Benin
Upcoming public holidays in Benin
Cities in Benin
Other countries in Western Africa
At a glance
- Capital
- —
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Population
- 13,224,860
- Area
- 112,622 km²
- Currency
- XOF Fr
- Calling code
- +229
- Driving side
- right
- Languages
- fra
- Internet TLD
- .bj
About
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. Benin is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the northwest, and Niger to the northeast. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi), and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million. It is a tropical country with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture and the exports of palm oil and cotton.
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