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Description flag of Benin

two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side

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Official country name

Republic of Benin

Short name

Benin

Local names

Republique du Benin (long)
Benin (short)

Former name

Dahomey

Nationality

Beninese (singular and plural) (noun) Benin (adjective)

Languages spoken

French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

Capital

Porto-Novo (official capital)

Government type

republic

Population

8,532,547 ranked 93, (data 2008)

Geography

sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 121 km.

Land borders

1,989km, Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km.

Administrative divisions

12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou

Independence

1 August 1960 (from France)