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It is one of the smaller countries in West Africa, about one eighth the size of Nigeria, its neighbor to the east. It is, however, twice as large as Togo, its neighbor to the west. A relief map of Benin shows that it has little variation in elevation, averaging 200 m (656 ft) in elevation.
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent.
Area of Benin: 112,622 square kilometres (43,484 sq mi) - 101st largest country; Atlas of Benin; Location. Benin is situated within the following regions:
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.
During French colonial rule and after independence on 1 August 1960, the country was named Dahomey, after the Kingdom of Dahomey.On 30 November 1975, following a Marxist–Leninist military coup, the country was renamed Benin, after the Bight of Benin, which borders the country, due to Dahomey only being associated with the Fon who inhabited the southern half of the country. [19]
Benin [3] Porto-Novo (official and legislative capital) 110 [citation needed] 42.47 [citation needed] 141 Montenegro [3] Podgorica (official capital) 108 42 142 France: Paris: 105.4 40.7 143 Syria: Damascus: 105 40.5 144 Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo: 104.44 40.32 145 Chad: N'Djamena: 104 [citation needed] 40 [citation needed] 146 Cabo ...
De jure size – 2,321 km 2 were ... Largest department of Benin. ... 5,000 to 20,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 1,000 square ...
Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi).