General Info

Official Emblem
Capital	Porto-Novo
Currency	West African CFA franc - XOF (Fr)
Continent	Africa
Area	112622 square km
Population	12123198
Timezone	UTC+01:00
Demonym (People of Benin)	Beninese
CCA2, CCA3 (Short Codes)	BJ, BEN

Additional Info

Is Independent?	Yes
Is a Member of United Nations?	Yes
Is Landlocked?	No
Languages	French
ISD Code	+229
First Day of Week	Monday
Car Side	Right
TLD (Domain)	.bj