Benin: Top 10 Quick Facts

Bonjour, welcome to Benin!

Motto: "Fraternite, Justice, Travail" which is 'Fraternity, Justice, Labor'

• Benin is located on the west part of Africa.

• Benin's flag consists of a green vertical stripe one the left side and a two horizontal stripes, the top yellow and the bottom red.

• Porto-Novo is the capital city of Benin, with a population of over 200,000 people.

Porto-Novo (photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org)

• Another city of Benin is Cotonou, with a population of over 700,000 people.

Cotonou (photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org)

• Benin's official language is French.

• National animal: Leopard

• Benin does not seem to have a national/ official plant. This picture is of the flora that can be found in Benin.

Benin's Flora ( commons.wikimedia.org)

• Benin's native clothing

• Benin's popular sport is Football/ soccer
  

Football team ( commons.wikimedia.org)

• And, anybody's favorite: Food

Garri

Garri ( By: Joel Abroad, commons.wikimedia.org )

Aloko (Fried Plantain)

Fried Plantain (By: Charles Haynes, commons.wikimedia.org)

Jollof Rice with Aloko

Jollof Rice ( By: Nancy Nwachukwu, commons.wikimedia.org)