Porto-Novo,Benincapital city

Beninflag

Beninadministive divisions

12 departments; Alibori, Atacora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Couffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou

What continent does Benin fall under?

Africa

Most spoken language inBenin, by order

55 languages; French (official); Fon (a Gbe language) and Yoruba are the most important indigenous languages in the south; half a dozen regionally important languages in the north, including Bariba (once counted as a Gur language) and Fulfulde

Geographical position of Beninin the world

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo

How is Beninclimate?

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

What are Beninneighbours?

Niger. Togo. Burkina Faso. Nigeria.

What is Beninmost predominant religion?

Muslim,

and Beninsecond most predominant religion

Roman Catholic,

and other practiced religions in Benin?

Protestant (Celestial, Methodist, other Protestant), Vodoun, other Christian, other traditional religions

What isBeninISO country code?

BJ

andBeninISO3

BEN

Benincountry area

112620sq km

What isBenincountry population?

11,485,048

What isBenintime zone?

UTC +01:00 (WAT – West Africa Time)

What is internet country code(ccTLD) used to indicate theBeninwebsites?

The websitesBeninis .bj

Benincalling code

Calling from a different country, everyone should use the prefix229 before theBeninphone number

BeninGlobal Peace Index Rank

According to visionofhumanity.org,Beninranks at position 96of the Global Peace Index Rank, with a Global Peace Index Score of 2.093

The currency name used in Benin is the Francwith the currency codeXOF

What has been BeninGPD per capita evolution in the last years?

BeninGDP per capita, according to CIA, has been of$3,300 (2020 est.),$3,300 (2019 est.)and $3,200 (2018 est.)data are in 2017 US dollars.
BeninGDP per capita is in rank 192compared to other countries in the world, with a value of$3,300- data from2020

The monthly minimum wage in local currency inBeninis31.625,0CFAan approximate equivalence to(euros),values of2013