I-Collect-It.com: Country Detail for Benin

Demonym: Beninese, Beninois
Population: 9,325,032 (2011)
Capital City: Porto-Novo
Capital Coordinates: 6°28′N 2°36′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC +1
Currency: West African CFA franc
Currency Code: XOF
GDP: $6.6 billion (2010)
Per Capita Income: $689 (2010)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: BJ
Internet Country Code: .bj
Calling Code: 221
Independence: 1960 from France
Area: 112,622 square km (110,622 km land) (2,000 km water)
Coastline: 121 km
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Highest Point: Mont Sokbaro (658 m)
Life Expectancy: 60.26 years
Literacy: 34.70 percent

The area where this country is located used to be called Dahomey.

Number of bank notes in catalogue: 0

Number of coins in catalogue: 0

Number of stamps in catalogue: 35