Benin

State flag of Benin

Information on Benin

ID Name Meaning
1Foundation date (or Independence date)August 1, 1960
2CapitalPorto-novo
3Official languagesFrench
4Today (local time)
5Time in the capital
6Population10 315 244 (July 1, 2015)
7Currency, ISO codeCFA Franc, XOF-B
8Country’s ISO codeBJ
9ISO continent codeAF (Africa)
10Road trafficRight

Communication

ID Name Meaning
1Country domain.bj
2Calling code+229

Economic indexes (IMF 2017)

ID Name Meaning Change on 2016
1GDP (nominal par 2017)8,58 bln $+ 0.28 bln $
2GDP per capita (2017)831,78 $+ 27,14 $

Territory of Benin

ID Name Meaning
1Area112 622 sq.km.
2World ranking101

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