Travel Compass - Information on Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo
Continent: Africa
Area: 112,620 km²
Population (2009): 8,791,832
Language: French
Telephone Country Code: +229
Time Zone: GMT +1
Current time: 06:54pm
Currency: CFA franc
Travel Cost:

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= cheap;

= expensive)
Electricity: 220V
Electrical Socket:

Health precautions:
     Diphtheria
     Hepatitis
     Malaria
     Meningitis
     Polio
     Rabies
     Tetanus
     Typhoid
     Yellow Fever*
    *Vaccination certificate may be required if coming from infected area
Official Tourism Office website: www.benintourisme.com
Main Attractions:
   Royal Palaces of Abomey

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