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Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
The location of Benin An enlargeable map of Benin. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Benin: . Benin – country in West Africa. [1] It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin.
Benin is a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa . [102] Cotonou has the country's only seaport and international airport. Benin is connected by 2-lane asphalted roads to its neighboring countries (Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria).
Benin Republic of Benin BEN French: Bénin—République du Bénin: Porto-Novo French: Porto-Novo: 12,996,895 112,622 km 2 (43,484 sq mi) CFA franc: Botswana Republic of Botswana BWA English: Botswana—Republic of Botswana Tswana: Botswana—Lefatshe la Botswana: Gaborone English: Gaborone Tswana: Gaborone: 2,588,423 581,726 km 2 (224,606 sq ...
The country formerly offered habitat for the endangered painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, [3] although this canid is considered to have been extirpated from Benin due to human population expansion. Woodlands comprise approximately 31 percent of Benin's land area. [4] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between ...
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).
See Benin–Kenya relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 March 1982 when first ambassador of Kenya to Benin Mr. Alfred Imbahale Machayo presented his credentials to Head of State of Benin Mr. Mathieu Kérékou. [68] Benin is accredited to Kenya from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.