Fact File
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 17,338,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +226
Currency: CFA Franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin:
Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country.
Airlines
Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz
Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com
Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Air Mali – www.air-mali.com
Africa World Airlines – www.flyafricaworld.com
Brussels Airlines – www.brusselsairlines.com
Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com
Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com
THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com
Tunisair – www.tunisair.com
Hotels
Ouagadougou
La Palmeraie – www.lapalmeraie.biz
Laico Ouaga 2000 – www.laicohotels.com
Le Karité Bleu – www.karitebleu.com
Amiso – www.hotel-amiso.com
Joly – www.jolyhotel.com
Yibi – www.yibihotel.com
Hotel les Palmiers – www.hotellespalmiers.net
Le Pavillon Vert – www.hotel-pavillonvert.com
Azalaï – www.alazaihotels.com
La Rose des Sables – www.hotel-larosedessables.com
Splendid Hotel – www.le-splendidhotel.com
Golden Tulip Silmande – www.goldentulip.com
Car Hire
Avis – www.avis.com
Europcar – www.europcar.com