Benin
Republic of Benin · Bénin
Benin (BJ, BEN) is a country in Western Africa, with Porto-Novo as its capital. The currency is the West African CFA Franc (XOF, F CFA). The international dialling code is +229; mobile numbers are written like 195123456. The time zone is Africa/Porto-Novo. Official language: French.
CurrencyXOFF CFA
Dial code+229e.g. 195123456
Time zonePorto-NovoUTC+01:00
LanguageFrench
CapitalPorto-Novo
Population14.7M112.6K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Benin
- Native name
- Bénin
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- BJ
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- BEN
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 204
- IOC code
- BEN
- Demonym
- Beninese
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Africa › Western Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .bj
- Coordinates
- 9.5, 2.25
- Area
- 112,622 km²
- Population
- 14,697,100
- GDP
- $52.5B ($3.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 42.4%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
West African CFA Franc XOF
- Symbol
- F CFA
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 F CFA
Languages
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Porto-Novo | UTC+01:00 | none | West Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +229
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 8–10 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 11[246-8]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 120211234 | +229 120211234 | XXXXXXXXX | 10 |
| Mobile | 195123456 | +229 195123456 | XXXXXXXXX | 10 |
| VoIP | 85 75 12 34 | +229 85 75 12 34 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
| Universal access | 81 12 34 56 | +229 81 12 34 56 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 8 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 0 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Benin) locale (fr-BJ), amounts in XOF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XOF)
- 1 234 568 F CFA
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 F CFA)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFA (BCEAO)
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C