BJ

Benin

Description

Benin is a narrow West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria. Its official capital is Porto-Novo, though the coastal city of Cotonou serves as the seat of government and the country's largest city and commercial hub. Benin is widely regarded as the birthplace of the Vodun (Voodoo) religion. The ISO 3166-1 codes for Benin (alpha-2 BJ, alpha-3 BEN, numeric 204) are used across internet domains, currency and banking systems, and international shipping and travel documents.

Country Codes Details

ISO Code
BJ
Alpha-3 Code
BEN
Country Name
Benin
Numeric Code
204
Continent
Africa
Capital
Porto-Novo
Flag
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Phone codes for this country

1 phone codes found
Phone codes used in Benin

++229 Benin

Mobile Landline +229 97 12 34 56

Airports in this country

1 airports found
Airports located in Benin

COO Cadjehoun Airport

ICAO: DBBB Cotonou medium_airport Scheduled

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Official Sources

International Organization for Standardization

Official ISO 3166-1 country codes standard

International standards body maintaining country codes

United Nations Statistics Division

UN M49 country and area codes for statistical use

United Nations official geographical codes