Passport card
Republic of Benin
Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- French
- People
- About 1.5 crore
- Size
- About 1.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Romuald Wadagni
- Free since
- 1 August 1960
- About the capital
- The government works mostly from the bigger city, Cotonou.
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Porto-Novo
⭐ Ganvié is a whole village built on stilts on Lake Nokoué.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Benin
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Benin
Turn the globe with your finger. Benin has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Benin and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 29 times the size of Benin.
- PeopleIndia has about 97 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.5 crore in Benin.
- DistancePorto-Novo is about 8,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBenin is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Porto-Novo.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Benin, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Benin
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Benin's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Benin back on the map
Benin and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Benin worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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