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Benin, a narrow, key-shaped, north–south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Its latitude ranges from 6°30 ′ N to 12°30 ′ N and its longitude from 1° E to 3°40 ′ E. It is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the Bight of Benin to the ...
The location of Benin An enlargeable map of Benin. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Benin: . Benin – country in West Africa. [1] It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin.
Benin (/ b ɛ ˈ n iː n / ⓘ ben-EEN, / b ɪ ˈ n iː n / bin-EEN; [9] French: Bénin ⓘ), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. [10] It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east.
The South-South Region was created from parts of both the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in 1997 through the recommendation of the Alex Ekwueme panel, by the national regime of General Sani Abacha. Edo, Delta, one-quarter of Bayelsa, and the Ndoni section of Rivers states were from the old Western region.
South South Centre 4 Borgou: Parakou: 1,202,095 25,856 46.5 Borgou North North East 5 Collines: Dassa-Zoumé: 716,558 13,931 51.4 Zou South South Centre 6 Kouffo: Aplahoué: 741,895 2,404 308.6 Mono South South West 3 Donga: Djougou: 542,605 11,126 48.8 Atakora North North West 11 Littoral: Cotonou: 678,874 79 8,593.3 Atlantique South South ...
Map of the Benin-Togo border The Benin–Togo border is 651 km (405 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Burkina Faso in the north down to the Bight of Benin in the south. [ 1 ]
Map of Benin. The following is a list of cities in Benin according to the 2013 census: [1] List. Cotonou, ...
Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin, named for the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. . The department of Zou was split in two in 1999, with the northern territory transferred to the newly created Collines Departm