Benin current local time

Benin local time

Benin hour Time zone : Africa/Porto-Novo

Country : Benin Capital : Porto-Novo Population : 9,056,010 Country code (Iso) : BJ / BEN Dialing code : +229 / 00229 Currency : Franc

Benin country

Benin is a country located on Africa. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, where the time zone is Africa/Porto-Novo and the zone name is West Africa Time (WAT). The population of Benin is 9,056,010 inhabitants for an area of ​​112,620 km².

The languages ​​spoken in Benin are : French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north).

The currency of Benin is the Franc and the internet extenstion (tld) is the .bj. To call to Benin you must first enter the dialing code 00229 or +229. The GDP of Benin is 8.36 billion dollars, which is about an average per capita GDP of 923 dollars.

Benin time zone

Time Zone	Africa/Porto-Novo
Zone	WAT
Zone name	West Africa Time
Standard time zone	UTC/GMT +01:00 hour
DST (Daylight Saving Time)	+01:00 hour (in use : )

Benin currency

Currency code	XOF
Currency name	CFA Franc BCEAO
Symbol	CFA
Currency num code	952
Decimals	0

Benin postal code format ()

Postal format	-
Postal name

Benin administratives levels

Administrative name	Admin level	Admin name (english)	number
Départements	Admin level 1	Departments	12
Communes	Admin level 2	Municipalities	77

About Benin

first administrative level

Name	Administrative code	Population

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Porto-Novo closest airports

Airport	Municipality	Distance
Cadjehoun Airport	Cotonou	29 km