COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Benin
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Benin.
Benin at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Porto-Novo
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 14,500,000
- AREA
- 114,763 km²
- LANGUAGE
- French
- CURRENCY
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
City On Stilts
Ganvié is a community built on stilts over Lake Nokoué.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Benin
The royal palaces of Abomey preserve the history of the Kingdom of Dahomey, once a powerful state in West Africa.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Benin in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 114,763 km² and a population of approximately 14,500,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.