Country facts

Benin

BJ

Location

Africa · Western Africa

The circle marks the location.Map: Natural Earth 110m

Size & world rank

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Population

#77 of 243Top 32%

≈13.6 million(13,551,992)

Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.43B

Area

#102 of 243Top 42%

112,622 km²

Smallest: Vatican City 0.44 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²

Key facts

Capital: Porto-Novo
Languages: French
Language Family: Indo-European (Romance)
Currencies: West African CFA franc
Flag Colors: GreenYellowRed

Neighbors

4 countries