Benin

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Landinformasjon

landskode: BJ
kontinentet: Afrika
hovedstad: Porto-Novo
språk: Fransk, Engelsk

EU-medlemskap: nei
NATO-medlemskap: nei

GSM: 900/1800
GPS: 9 30 N, 2 15 E
elektrisitet: 220V/50Hz

valuta:
Vestafrikanske CFA-Franc: XOF
1XOF = 0.002 USD
1XOF = 0.002 EUR

Telefonkode: +229-21

Travel råd og advarsler Benin

Tourism	Tourism in Benin is a small industry. In 1996, Benin had approximately 150, 000 tourists. A small country with a high concentration of tourist attractions, Benin's national parks and culture are among its main tourist attractions. Abomey is one of Benin's main tourist attractions, with palaces that became a World Heritage Site in 1982. The capital city Porto Novo's attractions include its museums and architecture.
Cuisine	Beninese cuisine is known in Africa for its and exotic ingredients and flavorful dishes. Beninese cuisine involves lots of fresh meals served with a variety of sauces. Meat is usually quite expensive, and meals are generally light on meat and generous on vegetable fat.
Language	The official language of Benin is French. It is widely used in the doing business, government, universities, and media. Some of the indigenous and community languages spoken include Fon, Bariba, Gun, Pulaar/Fulfulde, Aizo, Yoruba, Tori, Sahou, Dendi/Songhay, Warna, and Sorn’ba. Beninese languages are usually transcribed with a separate letter for every speech sound (phoneme), instead of using diacritics as in French or digraphs as in English.
Climate	Best time to visit: The south has an equatorial climate with four seasons. It is hot and dry from January to April and during August, with rainy seasons through May to July and September to December. The north has more extreme temperatures, hot and dry between November and June, cooler and very wet between July and October.
Food	Benin food can be categorized according to its two distinct regions of North and South. The staple food of <a href="http://www.reisebok.com/reise/no/benin/all_about_benin/travel_agencies.html" style="color: #0A76BE; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Benin</b></a> in the northern region is yam. People in this region also consume pork, chicken and beef. These are usually fried well with sauce to make it tasty. Sauce and peanuts accompany pounded yams. Fruits like mangoes can also be found in abundance during the seasons. Beans, rice and couscous are also taken besides cheese, which is a specialty of the region. <br /> <br /> The people of the southern region consume corn as their staple food. The other <a href="http://www.reisebok.com/reise/no/benin/all_about_benin/travel_agencies.html" style="color: #0A76BE; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Benin</b></a> food of the south is chicken and fish. Many dishes of <a href="http://www.reisebok.com/reise/no/benin/all_about_benin/travel_agencies.html" style="color: #0A76BE; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Benin</b></a> are made with corn flour. The meat dishes are consumed after frying it in peanut or palm oil. People of the southern region also take meat of rabbit, bush rat, goat and beef. Oranges, pineapple, banana and mangoes are found in abundance in this region. Like the northern region people, people of the southern region also take beans, couscous and rice.