🚩 Flag of Benin • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇧🇯 Benin
Republic of Benin
aka Bénin — endonym
13.2M
Population
World #78
112,622 km²
Land Area
World #103
$22.2 billion
GDP (USD)
World #123
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Did You Know?
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Benin is the world's #78 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #103 globally by land area — covering about 0.08% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #123 worldwide with a GDP of $22.2 billion USD.
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Population density is 117.4 people per km² — world rank #101.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Porto-Novo
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Phone Code
+229
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Internet TLD
.bj
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Nationality
Beninese, Beninois
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
BJ / BEN / 204
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Coordinates
9.50°, 2.25°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$22.2 billion USD
World rank #123 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,681
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
117.4 /km²
World density rank #101
Fr
West African CFA franc
XOF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
13,224,860
World rank #78 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
French
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Demonym
Beninese
What its people are called
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
112,622 km²
0.08% of Earth's landmass • World #103
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Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Porto-Novo
WAT — West Africa Time
“Benin” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BJ
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ISO Alpha-3
BEN
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
204
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q962
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Also Spelled As
BJ • Republic of Benin • République du Bénin
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