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Benin
Republic of Benin
Bénin · Africa
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
0
Currency
Fr XOF
Calling Code
+229
Languages
French
français
fr
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
112,622 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.bj
Borders
BFNENGTG
Airports (6)
KDCDBBK
Kandi Airport
Alibori
NAEDBBN
Boundetingou Airport
Atacora
PKODBBP
Parakou Airport
Borgou
SVFDBBS
Save Airport
Collines
DJADBBD
Djougou Airport
Donga
COODBBB
Cadjehoun Airport
Littoral
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
BJ
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
BEN
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
204
BCP 47
fr-BJ
IOC
BEN
FIFA
BEN
Currency Format
Name
West African Franc
Native Name
West African CFA franc
Code
XOF
Symbol
Fr
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
123 457 F CFA
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE d MMMM y
Long
d MMMM y
Medium
d MMM y
Short
dd/MM/y
Time Formats
Full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Long
HH:mm:ss z
Medium
HH:mm:ss
Short
HH:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+01:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1 234 567,89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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