🇧🇯West AfricaBRVM

Benin

Benin's ISO country code is BJ (ISO-3: BEN). Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF). Calling code: +229.

ISO 2-letter code

BJ

ISO 3-letter code

BEN

Calling code

+229

Currency

XOF — West African CFA Franc

Capital city

Porto-Novo

Region

West Africa

Timezone

Africa/Porto-Novo

Languages

French

Financial identity data

Banks

No bank records yet

Fetch via Mansa API

This country record is available via the location suite. Includes ISO codes, currency, timezone, and links to states, LGAs, and public holidays.

curl https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/BJ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Related endpoints

# Country profile
GET https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/BJ

# States / provinces
GET https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/BJ/states

# Public holidays
GET https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/BJ/holidays/2027

Public holidays

Benin public holidays by year

Other West Africa countries

Location suite

All 54 African countries. One API key.

Access country profiles, states, LGAs, postal codes, and public holidays across Africa in a single authenticated call.

Location suite docs