Friday, 17 June 2011

Benin


Benin
 
 
                  is a country in Africa - Western Africa



Capital city is

Porto Novo

Coat of Arms
Head of Benin

Yayi Boni

 
 


Some of the biggest cities are:

Cotonou,   Parakou,   Abomey,   Natitingou,   Porto Novo

 

Republic of Benin Facts:

Benin is Republic
Official currency is African Financial Community Franc XOF
Official language in Benin is French, local dialects
Official religion in Benin: Animist; Muslim; Roman Catholic
Benin area is 112622 km2
Benin population is 8 791 832, average age is 16.4 years.
Internet code of Benin is .bj and there are 1 155 Internet hosts and 160 000 users of Internet
Official Holiday: 1 Aug National Day
Benin GDP: 1 trillion
Benin Time Zone: Eastern European Time (EET)
Republic of Benin dial code is: +229
 
 
                                 

1 comment:

  1. The Benin national team are striving to gather their form amid series of internal crises that have rocked the West African nation’s football of late. Barely a month ago, there were two football federations – one supported by the local authorities while the other had the backing of Caf and Fifa.

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