Basic Information

Motto	Fellowship, Justice, Labour
Anthem	The Dawn of a New Day
Capital	Porto-Novo
Largest city	Cotonou
Official languages	French
President	Athanase Guillaume Talon
Independence Date	August 1, 1960
Total Area	112,622 km²
Population (2015)	10 879 829
Density	75 inhabitants/km²
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+1)
Internet TLD	.bj
Calling code	+229