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Benin Profile

	Name	Benin
	Capital	Porto-Novo
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-2)	BJ
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-3)	BEN
	ISO3166-1 (Numeric)	204

IDD Code	229	TLD	bj
Total Area	112,622 km²	Population	14,219,908
Country Demonym	Beninese	Currency Symbol	CFA
Currency Code	XOF	Currency Name	Cfa Franc Bceao
Language Code	FR	Language Name	French

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Country Overview

Benin (officially called the Republic of Benin) is a country in Africa. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo. The government is based in Cotonou, the country's largest city. Most people live on the small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin.

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