Benin
Benin is in Western Africa, with its capital at Porto-Novo and an area of about 112,622 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Area
- 112,622 km²
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Natural resources
- small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
- Industries
- textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement
- Main exports
- gold, cotton, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews, soybeans, wood
First-level divisions (12)
- Alibori
- Atakora
- Atlantique
- Borgou
- Collines
- Donga
- Kouffo
- Littoral
- Mono
- Ouémé
- Plateau
- Zou
Major cities
- Cotonou (population 762,000)
- Porto-Novo (population 300,000)
- Djougou (population 202,810)
- Parakou (population 188,853)
- Kandi (population 109,701)
- Lokossa (population 86,971)
- Ouidah (population 83,503)
- Abomey (population 82,154)
- Natitingou (population 80,892)