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| Republic of DAHOMEY | |
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| (Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilnqr) |
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Republic of DAHOMEY |
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| Flag or logo since 1958-12-04* |  |
Emblem or Symbol* |
 President Hubert Maga (ruler of DAHOMEY since 1959-05-22) |
| Capitals & administrative places*: | Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilnqr (Porto Novo + Cotonou) |
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
i internationally recognized capital, seat of embassies l legislative or parliamentary capital, seat of government n economical or commercial capital q de facto capital r ruler's residence (royal or presidential, primary or secondary) |
| Official & national languages: | French (fr) . |
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 | | DAHOMEY | Republic of DAHOMEY (Porto Novo + Cotonou) |
 | | ATACORA | ATACORA Province (Natitingu) | Local: | Province d´ATACORA (fr) (Natitingou) | |
 | | ATLANTIC | ATLANTIC Province (Cotonou) | Local: | Province de l´ATLANTIQUE (fr) (Cotonou) | |
 | | BORGU | BORGU Province (Paraku) | Local: | Province du BORGOU (fr) (Parakou) | |
 | | MONO | MONO Province (Lokossa) | Local: | Province du MONO (fr) (Lokossa) | |
 | | UEME | UEME Province (Porto Novo) | Local: | Province de l´OUÉMÉ (fr) (Porto-Novo) | |
 | | ZOU | ZOU Province (Abomey) | Local: | Province du ZOU (fr) (Abomey) | |
 |  | SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH | Dependency of the Viceroyalty of SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST OF WHYDAH [Dahomean Occupation] (Saint John the Baptist of Whydah) | Local: | Dépendance de la Vice-Royauté de SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE OUIDAH (fr) + Forte de SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA DE AJUDÁ (pt) (Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Ouidah) | |
