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Autonomous Port of Cotonou. The Autonomous Port of Cotonou is one of the largest in West Africa. The city is connected to Parakou in the north by the Benin-Niger railway. Cotonou International Airport provides service to the capitals of the region and to France, as well as the major cities of Benin: Parakou, Kandi, Natitingou, Djougou, and Savé.
Benin's overall macroeconomic conditions were "positive" in 2017, with a growth rate of around 5.6%. Economic growth was mostly driven by the cotton industry and other cash crops, the Port of Cotonou, and telecommunications. A source of revenue is the Port of Cotonou, and the government is seeking to expand its revenue base.
Cotonou, largest city in Benin Porto-Novo, capital and second largest city of Benin. Parakou Djougou. Largest cities. Cotonou - 679,012; Porto-Novo - 264,320;
The department of Littoral was created in 1999, when it was split off from Atlantique Department and Cotonou was made its capital. It is the smallest of all departments in the country. [7] Littoral comprises just one commune/city, Cotonou, Benin's largest city and its economic capital.
Port cities in Africa by country (14 C) J. ... (5 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Port cities in Africa" ... Cotonou; D. Dakar; Djibouti City; Douala; E. Eyl; F.
This is a list of airports in Benin, sorted by location.. Benin, officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in West Africa.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.
Traders pause outside a house on stilts in Ganvié, the largest lakeside village in Africa, on the outskirts of the Benin port city of Cotonou. [Marco Longari/AFP]
Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport (formerly known as Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport) (IATA: COO, ICAO: DBBB) is an airport in the Cadjehoun neighborhood of Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, in West Africa. The airport is the largest in the country, and the primary entry point into the country by air, with flights to Africa and Europe.