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BENIN

Republic of Benin · BJ / BEN / 204

BJ
ISO 3166-1 BEN · 204

Benin is a western africa country in Africa. It has a population of 11,485,048, uses XOF, speaks French.

Population 11,485,048
Area (km²) 112,622
Capital Porto-Novo
Region Western Africa

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
BEN
ISO numeric
204
Calling code
+229
TLD
.bj
Driving side
Currencies
XOF
Languages
fra
Timezones
Flag
🇧🇯

Cities

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Cotonou Littoral 679,012
Abomey-Calavi Atlantique 385,755
Porto-Novo Ouémé 264,320
Parakou Borgou 255,478
Godomè Atlantique 253,262
Abomey Zou 117,824
Djougou Donga 94,773
Bohicon Zou 93,744
Ekpé Ouémé 75,313
Nikki Borgou 66,109
Malanville Alibori 64,639
Kandi Alibori 56,043
Kérou Atakora 54,276
Natitingou Atakora 53,284
Pobé Plateau 49,232
Ouidah Atlantique 47,616
Lokossa Mono 47,246
Bassila Donga 46,569
Tchaourou Borgou 43,862
Cové Zou 43,554
Sakété Plateau 43,541
Comé Collines 42,586
Missérété Ouémé 41,657
Dogbo Kouffo 41,341
Kétou Plateau 39,626
Savalou Collines 38,162
Banikoara Alibori 37,571
Péhonko Atakora 37,217
Kalalé Borgou 35,513
Sinendé Borgou 35,267
Banigbé Plateau 31,984
Savé Collines 31,444
Bembèrèkè Borgou 31,176
Dassa-Zoumè Collines 29,461
Kopargo Donga 28,605
Kouandé Atlantique 27,197
Tanguiéta Atakora 27,094
Kpozoun Zou 26,688
Mono 26,627
Ségbana Alibori 26,440
Aplahoué Kouffo 26,340
Cobly Atakora 24,878
Matéri Atakora 24,490
Adjarra Ouémé 24,132
Djidja Zou 23,781
Klouékanmè Kouffo 23,763
Semi Ouémé 23,636
Allada Atlantique 23,287
Ndali Borgou 23,264
Boukoumbé Atakora 22,386

Airports

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DBBC

Bohicon/Cana Airport

Small airport

DJA

Djougou Airport

Small airport

KDC

Kandi Airport

Small airport

NAE

Natitingou Airport

Small airport

DBBO

Porga Airport

Small airport

PKO

Parakou Airport

Small airport

DBBR

Bembereke Airport

Small airport

SVF

Savé Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Benin use?
XOF.
What languages are spoken in Benin?
French.
What is the capital of Benin?
Porto-Novo.
How many cities are in Benin?
87 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/BJ

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "BJ",
    "iso_alpha3": "BEN",
    "iso_numeric": "204",
    "common_name": "Benin",
    "official_name": "Republic of Benin",
    "capital": "Porto-Novo",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Western Africa",
    "population": 11485048,
    "flag_emoji": "🇧🇯",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+229"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".bj"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/bj.svg",
    "area": 112622.0,
    "latitude": 9.5,
    "longitude": 2.25,
    "languages": {
      "fra": "French"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "XOF": {
        "name": "West African CFA franc",
        "symbol": "Fr"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "BFA",
      "NER",
      "NGA",
      "TGO"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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