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Republic of Benin |
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| Capital: |
Porto-Novo |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Western Africa |
| Area: |
112622 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:40) |
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| Auto code: |
DY |
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| CallingCode: |
+229 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African Countries |
| UEMOA |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (631) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 12 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 77 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 2 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 539 | |
 Stream, lake... (1329) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 174 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 1139 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 3 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 4 | | Stream mouth(s) (STMM)
(A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea) | 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 1 | | Section of lagoon (LGNX)
| 1 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 2 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 1 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (39) |
| Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 34 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 1 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 2 | | Hunting reserve (RESH)
(A tract of land used primarily for hunting) | 1 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 1 | |
 City, village... (3752) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 3700 | | Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3)
| 11 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 6 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 10 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 23 | | Seat of government of a political entity (PPLG)
| 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (82) |
| Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 18 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 23 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 21 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 7 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 9 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 1 | | Gold mine(s) (MNAU)
(A mine where gold ore, or alluvial gold is extracted) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (128) |
| Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 4 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 14 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 68 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 9 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 4 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 8 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 12 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 3 | | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 3 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 2 | |
 Forest, heath... (3) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | |
