ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: BJ

Below, you can find technical information regarding the BJ code, which represents Benin within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

Code	BJ
Related codes	BEN204
Name	Common Benin Bénin (French) Official Republic of Benin République du Bénin (French)
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Capital	Porto-Novo (6.483333, 2.6166666)
Official language	French
Other languages	Yoruba
Area	112,622 km²
Population	11,485,048
Population density	101.85
Currency	XOF West African CFA franc (CFA)
Measurement units	Metric Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Time zone	UTC +1 hour
Region	West Africa
Continent	Africa
Country bounds	N: 12.4183, S: 6.22575, W: 0.774575, E: 3.8517
Driving side	Right
Calling code	+229
Internet TLD	.bj
Landlocked	No
Government	Republic
Established	1960
Religion	Christianity