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Benin Country Code: +229

How to call Benin from abroad (+229)

Benin 229 Country Code BJ BEN

The country code for Benin is +229 (ISO codes BJ and BEN). You need it every time you phone Benin from another country.

To call Benin in four steps:

  1. Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
  2. Dial the Benin country code: 229.
  3. Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
  4. Result: +229 followed by the local number, e.g. +229 [local number].

About Benin Codes

Benin BJ Phone Code
229
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
BJ
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
BEN

The ISO 3166-1 codes of Benin are BJ (alpha-2) and BEN (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +229, its internet domain is .bj and its ISO numeric code is 204.

Benin Country and phone Codes : +229, BJ, BEN

Country codes table

Phone Code+229
ISO alpha-2 (two letters)BJ
ISO alpha-3 (three letters)BEN
.tld.bj
FIPSBN
ISO numeric-3204
E. 164229
Language Codes
  • fr-BJ
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Benin Time Information
Local time at Porto-Novo :
05:44 AM
Friday, October 16, 2026
(GMT+01:00)
  • Time Zones :
    • Africa/Porto-Novo

Global Information about Benin

  • Capital : Porto-Novo
  • Currency : Franc
  • Surface : 112,620 km²
  • Longitude : 2.315834
  • Latitude : 9.30769