Benin Country Guide

Benin Facts

  • Capital: Porto-Novo
  • Population: 8,439,000
  • Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
  • Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
  • Government: republic under multiparty democratic rule; dropped Marxism-Leninism December 1989
  • Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
  • Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
  • Phone Code: 229

Festivals in Benin

National Voodoo Day (Ouidah, Benin)
Festival Types: Religious, Traditional, Cultural
Month: January
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Benin Accommodation

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Benin Flights

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Benin Tours