Benin (Bénin)

An independent country in Western Africa

{
  "name": {
    "common": "Benin",
    "official": "Republic of Benin",
    "nativeName": {
      "fra": {
        "official": "République du Bénin",
        "common": "Bénin"
      }
    }
  },
  "tld": [
    ".bj"
  ],
  "cca2": "BJ",
  "ccn3": "204",
  "cioc": "BEN",
  "independent": true,
  "status": "officially-assigned",
  "unMember": true,
  "currencies": {
    "XOF": {
      "symbol": "Fr",
      "name": "West African CFA franc"
    }
  },
  "idd": {
    "root": "+2",
    "suffixes": [
      "29"
    ]
  },
  "capital": [
    "Porto-Novo"
  ],
  "altSpellings": [
    "BJ",
    "Republic of Benin",
    "République du Bénin"
  ],
  "region": "Africa",
  "subregion": "Western Africa",
  "languages": {
    "fra": "French"
  },
  "latlng": [
    9.5,
    2.25
  ],
  "landlocked": false,
  "borders": [
    "BFA",
    "NER",
    "NGA",
    "TGO"
  ],
  "area": 112622,
  "demonyms": {
    "eng": {
      "f": "Beninese",
      "m": "Beninese"
    },
    "fra": {
      "f": "Béninoise",
      "m": "Béninois"
    }
  },
  "cca3": "BEN",
  "translations": {
    "ara": {
      "official": "جمهورية بنين",
      "common": "بنين"
    },
    "bre": {
      "official": "Republik Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "ces": {
      "official": "Beninská republika",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "cym": {
      "official": "Gweriniaeth Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "deu": {
      "official": "Republik Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "est": {
      "official": "Benini Vabariik",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "fin": {
      "official": "Beninin tasavalta",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "fra": {
      "official": "République du Bénin",
      "common": "Bénin"
    },
    "hrv": {
      "official": "Republika Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "hun": {
      "official": "Benini Köztársaság",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "ind": {
      "official": "Republik Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "ita": {
      "official": "Repubblica del Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "jpn": {
      "official": "ベナン共和国",
      "common": "ベナン"
    },
    "kor": {
      "official": "베냉 공화국",
      "common": "베냉"
    },
    "nld": {
      "official": "Republiek Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "per": {
      "official": "جمهوری بنین",
      "common": "بنین"
    },
    "pol": {
      "official": "Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "por": {
      "official": "República do Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "rus": {
      "official": "Республика Бенин",
      "common": "Бенин"
    },
    "slk": {
      "official": "Beninská republika",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "spa": {
      "official": "República de Benin",
      "common": "Benín"
    },
    "srp": {
      "official": "Република Бенин",
      "common": "Бенин"
    },
    "swe": {
      "official": "Republiken Benin",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "tur": {
      "official": "Benin Cumhuriyeti",
      "common": "Benin"
    },
    "urd": {
      "official": "جمہوریہ بینن",
      "common": "بینن"
    },
    "zho": {
      "official": "贝宁共和国",
      "common": "贝宁"
    }
  },
  "flag": "🇧🇯",
  "maps": {
    "googleMaps": "https://goo.gl/maps/uMw1BsHEXQYgVFFu6",
    "openStreetMaps": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192784"
  },
  "population": 13224860,
  "gini": {
    "2015": 47.8
  },
  "fifa": "BEN",
  "car": {
    "signs": [
      "DY"
    ],
    "side": "right"
  },
  "timezones": [
    "UTC+01:00"
  ],
  "continents": [
    "Africa"
  ],
  "flags": {
    "png": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/bj.png",
    "svg": "https://flagcdn.com/bj.svg",
    "alt": "The flag of Benin features a green vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and red adjoining the vertical band."
  },
  "coatOfArms": {
    "png": "https://mainfacts.com/media/images/coats_of_arms/bj.png",
    "svg": "https://mainfacts.com/media/images/coats_of_arms/bj.svg"
  },
  "startOfWeek": "monday",
  "capitalInfo": {
    "latlng": [
      6.48,
      2.62
    ]
  },
  "postalCode": {
    "format": null,
    "regex": null
  }
}