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1991-AUG-01 |
| Republic of BENIN | |
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| (Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilnqr) |
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ATLANTIC Department |
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| Flag or logo since 1991-08-01* | Emblem or Symbol* |
 President Nicephore Soglo (ruler of BENIN since 1991-04-04) |
| Capitals & administrative places*: | Cotonou (Cotonou) |
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| Official & national languages: | French (fr) . |
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 |  | ALLADA | Subprefecture of ALLADA (Allada) | Local: | Sous-Préfecture d´ALLADA (fr) (Allada) | |
 |  | COTONOU | COTONOU City (Cotonou) | Local: | Ville de COTONOU (fr) (Cotonou) | |
 |  | SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH | National Council of SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH (Saint John the Baptist of Whydah) | Local: | Conseil national de SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE OUIDAH (fr) + Conselho Nacional de SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA DE AJUDÁ (pt) (Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Ouidah) | |
 | | WHYDAH | Subprefectures of WHYDAH (Whydah) | Local: | Sous-Préfectures de OUIDAH (fr) (Ouidah) | |
Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |
|  | BENIN | Republic of BENIN (Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilnqr) | |
Other Territories or Entities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |
 |  | ABOMEY | Traditional Fon Kingdom of ABOMEY (Abomey) | |
 | BOUAY | Traditional Kingdom of BOUAY (Bouay) | |
 |  | DASA | Traditional Yoruba Kingdom of DASA (Dasa) | |
 | GWANDE | Traditional Berba State of GWANDE (Gwande) | |
 | ILESHA | Traditional State of ILESHA (Ilesha) | |
 |  | JUGU | Traditional Gurmanche State of JUGU (Jugu) | |
 | KANDI | Traditional Bariba State of KANDI (Kandi) | |
 |  | KETU | Traditional Kingdom of KETU (Ketu) | |
 | KIKA | Traditional Bariba State of KIKA (Kika) | |
 | KUANDE | Traditional Bariba State of KUANDE (Kwande) | |
 | NIKKI | NIKKI Subprefecture : Traditional State of NIKKI Kingdom in Borgu (Nikki) | |
 | PARAKU | PARAKU Subprefecture : Traditional Bariba State of Paraku (Paraku) | |
 |  | PORTO NOVO | Superior Chiefdom of PORTO NOVO [Fon Kingdom of Porto Novo] (Porto Novo) | |
 | SANDIRO | Traditional State of SANDIRO (Sandiro) | |
 | SAVALU | Superior Chiefdom of the Mahi State of SAVALU (Savalu) | |
 | SAVE | SAVE Subprefecture : Traditional Yoruba State of Sabe (Save) | |
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