BEN · Africa
Benin dialing code
Benin
Dialing code
+229
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 22/11/1447 AH
About Benin
- Capital Porto-Novo (Porto-Novo)
- Area 112,620 km²
- Population 10,872,298 people
- Currency Franc (Franc – XOF)
- TLD www.example.bj
- ISO code BEN
- Continent Africa
- Time now 14:32 PM
- Day Saturday
- Hijri date 1447/11/22
- Gregorian date 2026/05/09
- Timezone Africa/Porto-Novo
- GMT offset +01:00
- Daylight saving Not active
How to call?
To call this country from abroad, dial the international code (+229) followed by the phone number, omitting any leading zero.
Local number format
Fixed line
10 digits
Example: 0120211234
Mobile
10 digits
Example: 0195123456
Area codes
35To call a specific city from abroad, dial +229 followed by the area code (without the leading zero) and the local number.
Mobile prefixes & carriers
Mobile number prefixes by telecom operator.
| Carrier | Prefixes |
|---|---|
| BLK |
93
|
| Celtiis |
4
|
| MTN |
0142
0146
015
0161
0162
0166
0167
0169
0190
0191
0196
0197
42
46
5
61
62
66
67
69
90
91
96
97
|
| Moov |
0145
0155
0158
0160
0163
0164
0165
0168
0194
0195
0198
0199
55
60
63
64
65
68
94
95
98
99
|
| SBIN |
014
|
Map of Porto-Novo, Benin
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