Benin country code

To call to Benin use the international country calling code +229 followed by the national phone number you want to call. Benin is located in Africa and uses Franc. It has around 10 598 482 inhabitants, 156 700 landlines and 8 408 000 cell phone users.

⁺229 Country code

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Local time

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Local time

Porto-Novo

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Daylight saving time:
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Country code location

The country code +229 indicates that the phone number you are about to dial is to Benin in Africa. Before you call to Benin you should be aware of that they speak French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north). You can see the exact location of this country code on the maps below.

Benin city codes

Use the table below to find out from what city in Benin your missed call came from. The city dialing code is a prefix used before the local phone number and is indicating to what city you are about to dial. Keep in mind that cellphone numbers often don't have city prefix codes and therefore is not traceable to a city.

city	dial code
Alibori	+229-23
Atlantique	+229-21
Collines	+229-22
Ouémé	+229-20

Worldwide distribution of country calling codes colored by first digit.

Country Codes

Country Code is a prefix used when calling to country member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The prefixes enable direct dialing to the country that has been dedicated the specific prefix. Country codes are only necessary when making a phone call to another country and used before the national number. When making international calls country codes are prefixed with a plus sign (+).