Benin, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Porto-Novo, capital city of Benin

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Benin is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Benin
Benin is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent
Benin has a population of	14,111,034 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Benin are called Beninese, Beninois
The country’s total area is	112,620 Km² ( 69,979 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	114
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Benin HDI ranks in position nº 173 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.504 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Benin’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 64 countries Benin passport ranks in position nº 75 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Benin GDP per capita is	$1,532 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Benin ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Benin EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 413 ranks 108th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	9° 30' N, 2° 15' E Open in Google Maps
Benin Capital city	Porto-Novo
Neighbouring countries	Niger, Togo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria.
Benin Climate	tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Franc (XOF)
Internet ccTLD	.bj
Benin calling code	+229

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