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2022-JUN-22

Republic of BENIN
(Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilmnqr)

ATLANTIC Department

Flag or Logo since 1991-08-01
Département de l'ATLANTIQUE (fr)
Emblem or Symbol

President Patrice Talon
(ruler of BENIN since 2016-04-06)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places: Whydah
(Ouidah)
Official & national languages: French (fr) .


3 Territories:

ALLADA Subprefecture of ALLADA  (Allada)Local: Sous-préfecture d'ALLADA (fr)  (Allada)
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH Viceroyalty of SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH  (Saint John the Baptist of Whydah)Local: Vice-Royauté de SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE OUIDAH (fr) + Vice-Reino de SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA DE AJUDÁ (pt)  (Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Ouidah)
WHYDAH Subprefectures of WHYDAH  (Whydah)Local: Sous-préfectures de OUIDAH (fr)  (Ouidah)

Dependent Protectorate:

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH Viceroyalty of SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH  (Saint John the Baptist of Whydah)Local: Vice-Royauté de SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE OUIDAH (fr) + Vice-Reino de SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA DE AJUDÁ (pt)  (Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Ouidah)





Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

BENIN Republic of BENIN  (Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilmnqr)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

ABOMEY Traditional Fon Kingdom of ABOMEY  (Abomey)
ALIBORI ALIBORI Department  (Kandi)
ATACORA ATACORA Department  (Natitingu)
BENIN-TOGO BOUNDARY Benin-Togo Boundary Monuments Joint Commission : BENIN-TOGO BOUNDARY  (Cotonou + Lome)
BORGU BORGU Department  (Paraku)
BOUAY Traditional Kingdom of BOUAY  (Bouay)
COUFFO COUFFO Department  (Dogbo)
DASA-ZUME Traditional Yoruba Kingdom of DASA [in Dasa-Zume Subprefecture]  (Dasa)
DONGA DONGA Department  (Jugu)
GWANDE Traditional Berba State of GWANDE  (Gwande)
HILLS HILLS Department  (Savalu)
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)
LITTORAL LITTORAL Department  (Cotonou)
MONO MONO Department  (Lokossa)
NIKKI NIKKI Subprefecture : Traditional State of NIKKI Kingdom in Borgu  (Nikki)
PARAKU PARAKU Subprefecture : Traditional Bariba State of Paraku  (Paraku)
PLATEAU PLATEAU Department  (Sakete)
PORTO NOVO Paramount Chiefdom of PORTO NOVO [Fon Kingdom of Porto Novo]  (Porto Novo)
SANDIRO Traditional State of SANDIRO  (Sandiro)
SAVE SAVE Subprefecture : Traditional Yoruba State of Sabe  (Save)
WEME WEME Department  (Porto Novo)
ZOU ZOU Department  (Abomey)
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