Benin

About Benin

Benin is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Benin. In Arabic, the name is written بنين, and the capital بورتو نوفو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo. Porto-Novo lies at about 6° north and 3° east. The official language of Benin is French. Its currency is the West African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XOF. 7 other countries use the same currency, including Niger, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Benin covers about 112,622 square kilometres, which puts it 100th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Togo. The largest of these neighbours by area is Niger. Other countries in West Africa include Mali, Mauritania, and Côte d'Ivoire. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Benin with the other countries of the same region.