Flag and map of Benin

Benin is a country in Africa. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.

Flag of Benin

Map

Fact sheet

Capital: Porto-Novo
Continent: Africa
Population: 15,170,419
Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Land borders: 4 countries
Geography: Has a coastline

Flag anatomy

A green vertical band beside yellow-over-red horizontal bands — the Pan-African colours.

Fun facts Did you know?

Green is hope, yellow the savannah, red courage.
Benin was the birthplace of the Vodun (Voodoo) religion.
It was the birthplace of the Vodun (voodoo) religion.
The former Kingdom of Dahomey was famous for its women warriors, the 'Amazons'.

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