Benin Country Code +229

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Benin Country Code +229

+229

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BJ

2 Digit ISO

BEN

3 Digit ISO

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Local Time		Time Zone
Thursday, January 1, 2026 6:54:32 AM Porto-Novo		UTC/GMT +1 hour
		Daylight Saving Time
		Not Applicable
Weather		Difference
Porto-Novo, Beninis X hours ahead of you

About Benin Hide

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The Benin country code 229 will allow you to call Benin from another country. Benin telephone code 229 is dialed after the IDD. Benin international dialing 229 is followed by an area code.

The Benin area code table below shows the various city codes for Benin. Benin country codes are followed by these area codes. With the complete Benin dialing code, you can make your international call.

Benin City Codes Hide

City	Dial Codes
Alibori	+229-23
Atlantique	+229-21
Collines	+229-22
Ouémé	+229-20

Travel Hide

• Lat/Long
  • 9°19'19"N / 2°18'47"E

• Currency
  • Franc (XOF)

• Languages
  • French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

• Electricity
  • 
  • Type E French 2-pin

Statistics Hide

• Capital
  • Porto-Novo

• Population
  • 9,056,010

• Area
  • 112,620 KM2

• GDP
  • $8,359,000,000

• Telephones
  • 156,700

• Mobile Phones
  • 8,408,000

• Internet Hosts
  • 491

• Internet Users
  • 200,100

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• countrycode.org/229
• countrycode.org/bj
• countrycode.org/ben
• countrycode.org/benin

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