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   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

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   dd/mm/yyyy
   dd.mm.yyyy
   dd-mm-yyyy

The 24-hour clock notation is used, with h, indicating heures, hours, often used as a separator:

   14h32
   14:32   

The official language is French (16 700 speakers). 50 other languages are spoken. The most widespread of these are: Aja-Gbe (360 000 speakers); Bariba (342 000 speakers); Fon-Gbe (1 400 000 speakers); Gun-Gbe (320 000 speakers) and Yoruba (465 000 speakers).

Personal names are usually written with the family name first followed by the given name(s) in this way:

   Dosson Paul

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Benin company types include:

   Limited Liability Company
   Partnership
   Proprietorship
   Public (Limited Liability) Company

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post office boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP). These box numbers are preceded with a number to indicate the post office where the box is located as follows:

   01        Recette Principale
   02        Gbègamey
   03        Jericho
   04        Cadjèjhoun
   05        Akpakpa
   06        PK 3
   07        Sainte Rita
   08        Tri Postal

The box number may be followed by the name of the post office.

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured. Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

Benin has no postal code system.

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Benin has 12 departments , not used in addresses. These are:

    Alibori 
    Atakora 
    Atlantique 
    Borgou 
    Collines 
    Couffo 
    Donga 
    Littoral 
    Mono 
    Ouémé 
    Plateau 
    Zou 

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Benin numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits when called from abroad. Mobile numbers commence with a 9.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm