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🇧🇯 Benin

Country located in Western Africa

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General

General information related to the country

Comprehensive data for Benin
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Country NameBenin
Country Name (Local)Bénin
Country Flag🇧🇯
Country Area112622 km2
Country Code (ISO 3166-1)BJ
ContinentAfrica
RegionWestern Africa
Capital NamePorto-Novo
Capital Latitude6.49646
Capital Longitude2.60359
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Currency

The currency used for the locale code is West African Franc.

Currency details for Benin
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Currency NameWest African Franc
Currency Name (Local)West African CFA franc
Currency CodeXOF
Currency SymbolFr
Currency Numeric952
Currency Subunit Value0
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Languages Spoken

Timezones

Benin has one timezone with UTC offset UTC+01:00.

UTC+01:00

Borders

Benin shares borders with 4 countries and it's not landlocked.

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What country is 🇧🇯?

People often ask which country uses 🇧🇯 emoji flag. The answer is Benin.Benin is located in Western Africa continent. The country area is 112622 km2, and the capital city is Porto-Novo (6.49646, 2.60359). Some of the neighboring countries are Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, and the country is not landlocked. Some of the timezones in Benin are UTC+01:00. The currency used in Benin is West African CFA franc (XOF). People in Benin speak mostly French. Benin is part of the Western Africa region.