Benin

Benin

sovereign state, country

Part of	West Africa
Piiluu	1 Ɔɔgore 1960
Official name	Bénin, République du Bénin, Republic of Benin
IPA transcription	bɛˈnɪn
Named after	Bight of Benin
Official language	French
Anthem	L'Aube Nouvelle
Culture	culture of Benin
Motto text	Fraternité, Justice, Travail, Fraternity, Justice, Labour
Continent	Africa
Kapital/teŋkpoŋ	Porto-Novo
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Africa/Porto-Novo
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Located in/on physical feature	West Africa
Coordinate location	8°50′0″N 2°11′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	10°35′33″N 3°50′36″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	12°25′12″N 2°48′0″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	6°14′3″N 1°37′45″E
Coordinates of westernmost point	10°22′40″N 0°46′40″E
Highest point	Mont Sokbaro
Lowest point	Bight of Benin
Basic form of government	republic
Office held by head of state	President of the Republic of Benin
Head of state	Patrice Talon
Office held by head of government	President of the Republic of Benin
Head of government	Patrice Talon
Executive body	Government of Benin
Legislative body	National Assembly
Central bank	Central Bank of West African States
Currency	West African CFA franc
Shares border with	Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	Europlug, Type E
Replaces	French West Africa
Official website	https://www.gouv.bj/
Hashtag	Benin
Top-level Internet domain	.bj
Flag	flag of Benin
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Benin
Geography of topic	geography of Benin
Taa beree	free country
History of topic	history of Benin
Economy of topic	economy of Benin
Demographics of topic	demographics of Benin
Mobile country code	616
Telephone country code	+229
Emergency phone number	112, 117, 118
Licence plate code	DY
Maritime identification digits	610
Sɛgebiri ba naŋ ba de sɔgele	🇧🇯
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Benin

Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ (listen) ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; Farehi boɔloo: Bénin [benɛ̃], Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), gama poɔŋ ka o waa a Republic of Benin(French: République du Bénin), ka o boɔloo daaŋ la ka Dahomey, waa la paaloŋ naŋ be a West Africa poɔ. O neŋ Togo taa la tarebɔge o ŋmentɔnleɛbo sɛŋ, Nigeria o ŋmentɔnpurebu sɛŋ, Burkina Faso a be o Sazu-ŋmentɔnleɛbo sɛŋ, aneŋ meŋ ka Niger ne o sazu-ŋmentɔnpurebu sɛŋ. Noba naŋ be be kpoŋzie zaa kpeɛrɛ la Benin kɔŋkpoŋ saparee sɛŋ, a Gulf of Guinea kyɛlee naŋ be a Atlantic Ocean sazu. O teŋkpoŋ la ka ba boɔlɔ Porto-Novo, aneŋ meŋ ka o gɔmenante kogi ziŋzi-kpoŋ be a Cotonou, yikpoŋ ŋa yuori ŋa naŋ do kyɛ la waa a dadi zikpoŋ. Benin teŋgane yɛloŋ ta 114,763 square kilometres (44,310 sq mi) aneŋ meŋ ka a yuoni 2021 nensaaleba sɔrebo wulo ka o noba te la 13 million baare. O waa la paaloŋ bile, toloŋ paaloŋ meŋ la la. O la waa la paaloŋ ŋa naŋ ba nyɛ baabo sɛre, ka o dadi yɛlɛ kpoŋ zaa te kyaare neŋ koɔbo yɛlɛ, aneŋ meŋ kyɛ o maŋ dire daa neŋ paaloŋ zaane ne abɛ kaaŋ aneŋ goni. Tonnɔɛ mine aneŋ nibie nyeebo te kyaare la koɔbo yɛlɛ.