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Some data about Benin

Benin is a country of 9,056,010 inhabitants, with an area of ​112,620 km², its capital is Porto-Novo and its time zone is "Africa/Porto-Novo". Its ISO code is "BJ" in 2 positions and "BEN" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Benin, you must dial your telephone code, which is 229. The currency used in Benin is the "Franc" (XOF).

The administrative subdivision of Benin (administrative division) is made up of 12 Départements (level 1) and 77 Communes (level 2). Benin has 7 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Benin with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Benin to access a zoom level and finer details.

Benin shares borders with Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Benin

Number of cities by importance (population) in Benin. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
7	4	1	0
22.5 %	18.1 %	8.6 %	0.0 %

• The 7 most important cities represent 22.5% of the entire population
• The 4 most important cities represent 18.1% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 8.6% of the entire population
• The 0 most important cities represent 0.0% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
12 Départements	1
77 Communes	2