Benin
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Entity:
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Benin
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Main prefix:
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TY
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Prefixes logged:
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TY3, TY5
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Time zone:
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UTC + 1 hour
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Continent:
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Africa
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ITU zone:
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46
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CQ zone:
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35
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Capital:
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Porto-Novo is the official capital, Cotonou is the seat of
government
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Geographic
coordinates: |
9° 30' N, 2° 15' E
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Borders:
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Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644
km
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Internet
country code: |
.bj
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| Country dialing code: | 229 |
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Independence:
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1 August 1960 (from France)
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Government
type: |
republic under multiparty democratic rule
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