Part of | West Africa ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 1 August 1960 ![]() |
Official name | Bénin, République du Bénin, Republic of Benin, Beninská republika ![]() |
Short name | 🇧🇯 ![]() |
IPA transcription | bɛ'nɪn ![]() |
Dem name after | Bight of Benin ![]() |
Official language | French ![]() |
Anthem | L'Aube Nouvelle ![]() |
Culture | culture of Benin ![]() |
Motto text | Fraternité, Justice, Travail, Fraternity, Justice, Labour, Братство, справедливост, труд, Bratstvo, pravica, delo ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Benin ![]() |
Capital | Porto-Novo ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00, Africa/Porto-Novo ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | West Africa ![]() |
Coordinate location | 8°50′0″N 2°11′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 10°35′33″N 3°50′36″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 12°25′12″N 2°48′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 6°14′3″N 1°37′45″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 10°22′40″N 0°46′40″E ![]() |
Highest point | Mont Sokbaro ![]() |
Lowest point | Bight of Benin ![]() |
Government ein basic form | representative democracy ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of the Republic of Benin ![]() |
State ein head | Patrice Talon ![]() |
Office head of government hold | President of the Republic of Benin ![]() |
Government ein head | Patrice Talon ![]() |
Executive body | Government of Benin ![]() |
Legislative body | National Assembly ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of West African States ![]() |
Currency | West African CFA franc ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E ![]() |
Dey replace | French West Africa ![]() |
Dema official website | https://www.gouv.bj/ ![]() |
Hashtag | Benin ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .bj ![]() |
Flag | flag of Benin ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Benin ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Benin ![]() |
Get characteristic | free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Benin ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Benin ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Benin ![]() |
Mobile country code | 616 ![]() |
Country calling code | +229 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 112, 117, 118 ![]() |
Licence plate code | DY ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 610 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇧🇯 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Benin ![]() |
Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ (listen) ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN;[1] French: Bénin [benɛ̃], Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), Alias de Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), den formerly Dahomey,[2] be sam country for West Africa. edey share border plus Togo go de west, Nigeria go de east, Burkina Faso go de north-west, den Niger go de north-east. De majority plus ein population live for the southern coastline for Benin, part of de Gulf of Guinea for de northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean.[3] De capital be Porto-Novo, den de seat of government dey Cotonou, de most populous city den economic capital. Benin dey cover sam area of 114,763 square kilometres (44,310 sq mi)[4] wey ein population for 2021 be estimated for approximately 13 million.[5][6] Ebe sam small, tropical country. Ebe one of de least developed, plus sam economy significantly dependent on agriculture, wey ebe exporter of palm oil den cotton. Sam employment den income arise from subsistence farming.[7]
From de 17th go de 19th century, political entities insyd de area include de Kingdom of Dahomey, de city-state of Porto-Novo, den oda states go de north. Na dem refer dis region to as de Slave Coast from de early 17th century secof de high number of people wey na dem sold den traffick during de Atlantic slave trade go de New World. France take ova de territory insyd 1894, wey dem incorporate am go French West Africa as French Dahomey. Insyd 1960, Dahomey gain full independence from France. As sovereign state, Benin get democratic governments, military coups, den military governments. Self-described Marxist–Leninist state call de People's Republic of Benin exist between 1975 den 1990. Insyd 1991, na dem replace am by de multi-party Republic of Benin.[8]
De official language of Benin be French, plus indigenous languages dem sanso dey speak lyk Fon, Bariba, Yoruba den Dendi. De largest religious group for Benin insyd be Christianity (52.2%), Islam dey follow (24.6%) den traditional faiths (17.9%).[9] Benin be member of de United Nations, de African Union, de Economic Community of West African States, de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, de South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Francophonie, de Community of Sahel–Saharan States, de African Petroleum Producers Association den de Niger Basin Authority.