Conventional Long Form Name
Republic of Benin Capital City Porto-Novo Type of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence August 1, 1960 National Holidays National Day- August 1st Chief of State President Patrice Talon Head of Government President Patrice Talon Ambassador to the US Omar Arouna Embassy in the US 2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008 Consulates in the US Washington DC Ambassador from the US Lucy Tamlyn Embassy in Benin 01 BP 2012 Marina Avenue, Cotonou, Benin Consulates in Benin 01 PB 2012 Marina Avenue, Cotonou, Benin |
Representative to the UN
Jean-Francis Regis Zinsou Suffrage 18 years old National Anthem L' Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJtnYTdYabY Executive Branch/Powers President, cabinet, majority vote, 5 year term Legislative Branch/Powers National Assembly, 83 seats Judicial Branch/Powers Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, High Court of Justice National Symbols Leopard, green, yellow, red Refugees No Data Internally Displaced Persons No Data Stateless Persons No Data Human Trafficking Issues No Data International Disputes Border dispute with Burkina Faso Funding a hydroelectric dam with Togo Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use Transshipment point to Western Europe Very vulnerable for money laundering |