Wp/gaa/Benin
Appearance
Benin
Part of | West Africa |
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Inception | 1 August 1960 |
Official name | Bénin, République du Bénin, Republic of Benin, Beninská republika |
Short name | 🇧🇯 |
IPA transcription | bɛ'nɪn |
Named 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 |
Basic form of government | representative democracy |
Office held by head of state | President of the Republic of Benin |
Head of state | Patrice Talon |
Office held by head of government | President of the Republic of Benin |
Head of government | Patrice Talon |
Executive body | Government of Benin |
Legislative body | National Assembly |
Central bank | Central Bank of West African States |
Currency | West African CFA franc |
Shares border with | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
Replaces | French West Africa |
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 |
Has 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 or plans | Category:Maps of Benin |
Benin ji maŋ ko ni yɔɔ Afrika Anaigbɛ. Tsutsu lɛ, ale lɛ akɛ Dahomey. Togo kɛ lɛ yeɔ husu yɛ anaigbɛ, Nigeria yɛ bokagbɛ, Burkina Faso yɛ kooyi-anaigbɛ, kɛ Niger yɛ kooyi-bokagbɛ. Maŋtiase lɛ ji Porto-Novo.