Health
Emergency telephone numbers
- Medical emergency: 18
- Police: 17
- Fire dept: 21 301 760 or 21 300 656 or 21 307 336
Vaccines
Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever
Recommended vaccinations: typhoid fever, hepatitis A and B, meningitis
Health risks
Malaria, diarrhea, meningitis epidemics, HIV
Quality of public medical facilities
Poor
Tap water
Do not drink
Practical information
Capital
Porto-Novo
Major towns and cities
Cotonou, Djougou, Parakou, Abomey
Official languages
French
GDP
USD 7.5 billion
Population
10 million
Area
112,622 km²
Currency
CFA Franc (XOF)
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Time zone
UTC +1
Country code
+229 +area code +number of the person you are calling
International airport
Cotonou (COO)
Tourism & local way of life
Public holidays
January 16: Martyr's Day
August 1st: Independance day
December 31: Harvest Day
Climate
Tropical in the north, equatorial in the south
Best time to visit
From December to March
Best places to visit
Cotonou
Porto Novo
Ouidah (Sacred forest, Slave Trail…)
Fon Royal Palace
Pendjari National Park
Partenaires
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