International Domain Registration

Benin International domain names Benin (.bj):

Restrictions: Beninese domains, Need administrative contact in Benin

.bj is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Benin. It is administered by the Office of Stations and Telecommunications of Benin.

The zone ど｣.bjど･ is broken up into public domains (.bj, .gouv.bj, .mil.bj, .edu .bj, .gov .bj, .asso.bj, etc) and into sectoral fields (.barreau.bj, .com .bj etcどｪ)As domain names the alphanumeric terms made up of letters of French alphabet A to Z are allowed and figures from 0 to 9 and indent ど｣-ど･.

Cannot be recorded, the domain names:composed of a single nature;composed of two letters only;begin or finishing with an indent ど｣-ど･;of a length higher than 255 characters (or 63 by under field)

Background Information :

Population

July 2005 estimate 8,439,000 (89th) - 2002 census 6,769,914 - Density 75/km2 (118th) 194/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $12.159 billion (140th) - Per capita $1,547 (166th)

National Anthem

L'Aube Nouvelle (French) The Dawn of a New Day

Area

Total 112,622 km2 (101st) 43,483 sq mi - Water (%) 1.8

International Dialling Code

229

Currency

West African CFA franc (XOF)

Government

Multiparty democracy - President Yayi Boni

Language

French

Motto

: "Fraternitﾈｨ, Justice, Travail" (French) "Fraternity, Justice, Labour"

Time Zone

WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. 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 the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. Benin was known as Dahomey until 1975.


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