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Benin
Benin is a country in Africa with 4 land neighbours — joint 6th-most in Africa. Its capital is Porto-Novo.
Capital
Porto-Novo
Land borders
4joint 6th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Benin
Porto-Novo
Capital
14.8 million
Population
112,622 km²
Area
4
Land borders
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Currency
Countries that border Benin
4 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
4 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 4 land borders are joint 6th-most in Africa — level with Angola, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Of the 6 possible pairings among them, 3 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Niger is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Benin, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
4
land borders — joint 6th-most in Africa
3
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Niger, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Porto-Novo
Capital Rush deals Benin and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Benin is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- BJ
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official language
- French
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Benin costs people points
Niger and Nigeria
Both border Benin, and a player who knows the shape can still put one where the other goes. Niger's capital is Niamey; Nigeria's is Abuja.
Benin, asked and answered
What countries border Benin?
Benin has 4 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
What is the capital of Benin?
Porto-Novo. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Benin comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Benin in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Benin on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Benin is in the pool, along with all 4 of its neighbours.
Can you find Benin on a blank map?
Its 4 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.