L'Autre Quotidien
Benin Star
Fraternite
BeninInfo
Focusafrique
La Tribune de la Capitale
Quotidien Le Matinal
ReliefWeb Benin
Sonangnon.net

La Nation (Benin)
La Presse Porto-Novienne
La Voix du Dahomey
Le Guide du Dahomey
Recadaire de Behanzin

Contact Datacentre

National Government
Benin Government

National Law Ministry
Ministry of Justice and Legislation

National Police
NA

National Capital
Cotonou (de facto)
Porto-Novo (official)

National Population
14 million to 14.3 million

Independence Day
August 1

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National Helplines
Police - 117
Ambulance - 112
Fire - 118
Support for children - 160
Anti-corruption - 115

National Languages
French
Fon
Yoruba

National Currency
West African CFA Franc
XOF

National Animal
leopards

National Bird
The Western African Sahel Bush Sparrow or the Bush Petronia (Gymnoris dentata)

National Flower
The Western African Golden Trumpet, Common Trumpetvine, or the Yellow Allamanda (Allamanda cathartica)

National Fruit


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Country code
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Botanical Gardens
Forests
Zoos

Some people devote their life to help communities, animals, trees, climate. Its not their job. Its their passion.

Within these people, we have social greats whose work has or had great impact.

Some may be highly educated but social work is their priority. Some greats have not even gone to school, but their help started with just few but over the years, it had great impact.

We are sharing such social greats and though we know that any democratic country is governed by politicians, we will not take any individual who is from any political party or to does antigovernment activism ...

Royal Palaces of Abomey
W - Arly - Pendjari Complex