The Benin flag is a horizontal bicolour with a vertical band. The used colors in the flag are red, green, yellow. The proportion of the Benin flag is 2:3. The Flag of Benin was adopted in 1959.
Flag of Benin
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History
First flag usage:
-
Adoption current flag:
1959
Last change flag:
-
Flag proportion 2:3
32Flag colors
Red
Green
Yellow
Country information
Country:
Benin
Continent:
Africa
Official languages:
French
Capital:
Porto Novo
Government:
Presidential republic
Border length:
1 989 km / 1 236 miles
Neighbouring countries:
Niger:
266 km
165 miles
Nigeria:
773 km
480 miles
Togo:
644 km
400 miles
Benin
The Benin flag is the flag of the country named Benin. Benin is located in continental Africa. Benin has 4 neighbouring countries. The total length of land borders of Benin is 1 236 mi/ 1 989 km. Benin border neighbours and border lengths are: Burkina Faso: 306 km, Niger: 266 km, Nigeria: 773 km, Togo: 644 km.
11 038 805 people are living in Benin, a country stretching over 44 310 sq mi/ 114 763 km² (0.40% water). The population density in Benin is of 249 per sq mi/ 96 people per km². The official language of Benin is French. The capital city of Benin is Porto Novo. Benin is a Presidential republic.
The currency in Benin is the West African CFA franc Fr (XOF). UTC (standard time) in Benin is UTC+01:00 and UTC+01:00 in summer. Benin has the unique two-letter country code, BJ (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is BEN, and its three-digit country code is 204. The calling code for Benin is +229.
Water
Currency
West African CFA franc Fr (XOF)
Timezones
CET:
UTC+01:00
CEST:
UTC+01:00
Codes
Internet TLD:
BJ
Alpha-3 code:
BEN
Numeric code:
204
Calling code:
+229
