Country
Code (ISO3):
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BEN
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Country
Code (ISO2): |
BJ
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Country Code
(ISO numeric):
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204
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Capital
City: |
Porto-Novo
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Telephone
Country Code: |
229
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Electricity:
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220 V, 50 HZ
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Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT): |
+1 hour
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Currency:
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CFA Franc
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Currency
Code (ISO): |
XOF
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Web
Domain: |
BJ
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Independence
Day: |
01 August 1960
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National
Day: |
01 August
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Nationality:
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noun: Beninese (singular and plural) adjective: Beninese
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Government:
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Republic under Multiparty Democratic Rule
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Neighbors:
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Burkina Faso
Niger
Nigeria
Togo
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Official
Languages: |
French
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Country
Language Info: |
French; Fon, Yoruba and Adja; most common vernaculars in south; at least six major tribal languages in the north.
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