Where is Benin? 🇧🇯

Benin is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 9.30769 and longitude 2.315834 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

9° 18' 27.68'' N
2° 18' 57.00'' E

You can see the location of Benin on the world map below:

Benin on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Benin (BJ) are:

Benin bordres with the Gulf of Guinea.

Country	Benin
Coordinates	Latitude: 9.30769 Longitude: 2.315834
Country Codes	Alpha 2: BJ Alpha 3: BEN
Country Flag Emoji	🇧🇯
Int. Phone Prefix	+229
Capital city	Porto Novo
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	112,622 sq km
Population 2024	14,462,724 World Rank: 75
Median Age	17.5
Life expectancy	60.8
Major languages	French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+01:00
Internet TLD	.bj
Biggest Airport	Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
Average temperature	27.55 °C 81.59 °F
Administrative Divisions	12 departments
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	CFA Franc (XOF)
GDP in 2024	$21.5 (billions of USD) World Rank: 127
GDP per capita in 2024	$1,485 World Rank: 180
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	China, Netherlands, United States, France, India
Top 5 Export Countries	China, Netherlands, France, India, United States