Benin

Brief information

General Information

Official Name: The Republic of Benin
Short Name: BJ
Continent: Africa

Codes

Calling Code: +229
ISO3: BEN
Capital City: Porto-Novo
Domain: .bj

Statistics

Area(Sqre/KM): 112760 SqKM
Population: About 12123200 as of 2024
Population Density: 107.51
Population By Religion:

Politics

Nationality: Beninese

Travel

Currency: Franc
Latitude: 9.30769
Longitude: 2.315834

Language

Lanugages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)