{"id":351584,"date":"2025-12-09T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351584"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:13:25","slug":"key-facts-about-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, Benin\u2019s President Patrice Talon addressed citizens after forces in Cotonou foiled a coup attempt by soldiers called the Military Committee for Refoundation.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts about Benin<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351605\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351605\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=332%2C273&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Key Facts about Benin\" width=\"332\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=1024%2C844&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=768%2C633&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica.jpg?w=1037&amp;ssl=1 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Benin is a country in <strong>western Africa<\/strong> that extends <strong>northward from the Gulf of Guinea to the Niger River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital<\/strong>: The <strong>official capital is Porto-Novo<\/strong>, while <strong>Cotonou is the largest city<\/strong>, <strong>chief port, and de facto administrative capital.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundaries<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Land boundaries:<\/strong> Benin is bordered by <strong>Nigeria<\/strong> to the east, <strong>Togo<\/strong> to the west, <strong>Burkina Fas<\/strong>o to the northwest, and <strong>Niger<\/strong> to the northeast.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maritime boundary:<\/strong> It has a <strong>coastline on the Bight of Benin,<\/strong> which is <strong>part of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It features <strong>tropical savanna climate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Important Rivers:<\/strong> The <strong>Niger River <\/strong>and its tributaries <strong>drain the northeast<\/strong>, while the <strong>Mono, Couffo and Ou<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><strong>m<\/strong><strong>\u00e9 <\/strong><strong>are the main southern rivers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Relief Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barre Country:<\/strong> The barre country is a <strong>fertile clay plateau<\/strong> that includes the large <strong>swampy Lama Marsh<\/strong> and has mostly <strong>flat land<\/strong> with occasional hills rising to about 1,300 feet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benin Plateaus:<\/strong> The Benin plateaus consist of <strong>four plateaus <\/strong><strong>( Abomey, K<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><strong>tou, Aplahou<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><strong>, and Zagnanado ) <\/strong>made of <strong>clays<\/strong> over a crystalline base.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atakora Mountains:<\/strong> The <strong>Atakora Mountains<\/strong> in the northwest <strong>form a continuation of the Togo Mountains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Benin\u2019s President Patrice Talon addressed citizens after forces in Cotonou foiled a coup attempt by soldiers called the Military Committee for Refoundation. Key Facts about Benin Location: Benin is a country in western Africa that extends northward from the Gulf of Guinea to the Niger River. 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