Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in
Western Africa
, (
formerly known
as
Dahomey
until
). It borders
Togo
to the west,
Nigeria
to the east and
Burkina Faso
and
Niger
to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the
Bight of Benin
. Its capital is
Porto Novo
, but the seat of government is
Cotonou
. |