Porto-Novo

Capital of Benin

Capital of

Benin

Continent

Africa

Population

264 320

Languages

French

Currencies

West African CFA franc

Flag

red, yellow and green

Island country

No

Landlocked

No

Drives on the left

No

European Union

No

In Geodoku grids

Porto-Novo meets these criteria. With Doku+, open each one to see all the capitals that meet it.

• In Africa
• Between the two tropics
• Fewer than 1M people
• Not the largest city in its country
• French is spoken there
• Currency: West African CFA franc
• Capital of a country in the Francophonie
• Capital of a former French colony