The Benin country code is +229 — reaching one of West Africa's fastest-rising economies, ~13 million Beninese + millions of mobile subscriptions across MTN Benin, Moov Africa Benin + Celtiis. Cotonou's port + diaspora ties to France + Nigeria run on +229 — and since 2020 every Benin number is a full 10 digits beginning with 01.
Benin was assigned +229 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with the rest of Africa. Since 2020 Benin has no area codes at all: every number is exactly 10 digits beginning with 01, dialed in full.
Benin uses the +229 country code, placing it in ITU zone 2 alongside its West African neighbours — Nigeria +234, Togo +228, Ghana +233, Côte d'Ivoire +225 + Niger +227. Benin sits on the Gulf of Guinea between Togo + Nigeria, with French as its official language + Fon + Yoruba as major national languages.
Benin's telecom sector is regulated by ARCEP Benin (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste). Three carriers serve the market: MTN Benin (the largest), Moov Africa Benin (Maroc Telecom group) + Celtiis (Benin Telecoms, the state operator). Mobiles run on the 01 9X + 01 6X ranges; 4G is widely deployed.
In <b>2020</b> Benin prepended <b>01</b> to every phone number in the country, moving from 8 digits to a uniform <b>10-digit</b> closed plan. Every Benin number — landline or mobile — now begins with <b>01</b> and is dialed in full: there are no area codes + no separate trunk prefix. The leading 01 is part of the number, never dropped.
Benin is the birthplace of Vodun. The religion that became "Voodoo" in the Americas originated here, and Benin was the seat of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey — whose royal palaces of Abomey are a UNESCO World Heritage site and whose all-female Dahomey Amazons (the Agojie) inspired the film "The Woman King". Ouidah holds deep slave-trade memory at the Door of No Return, and Ganvié — the lake-stilt village near Cotonou — is called "the Venice of Africa". Beninese banks + mobile money (MTN MoMo, Moov Money) verify with +229 mobile OTPs.
A Benin phone number in international format is written as +229 01 NN NN NN NN — always exactly 10 digits beginning with 01. Example: +229 01 96 12 34 56 for a mobile, +229 01 21 12 34 56 for a Cotonou-area landline. Benin numbers are grouped in pairs for readability.
Because Benin uses a closed 10-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, the leading 01 is simply part of the number — you always dial all 10 digits, both domestically + internationally. Mobiles begin with 01 9X or 01 6X; landlines begin with 01 2X. Old 8-digit Benin numbers no longer work.
From the Cotonou waterfront to the royal palaces of Abomey, every Benin number lives behind a +229 — all 10 digits, starting 01, no area code. Pick a number that fits your customers anywhere in Benin.
Every country uses a different exit code before +229. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +229 01 96 12 34 56 works worldwide. Benin numbers are always 10 digits beginning with 01 — never drop a digit.
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+229 reaches a fast-rising West African economy — the Port of Cotonou, a large French + Nigerian diaspora + the cultural heartland of Vodun + Dahomey. MTN MoMo, Moov Money + every Beninese bank verify with a +229 mobile.
MTN MoMo (MTN Mobile Money), Moov Money + Beninese banks (Bank of Africa Benin, Ecobank Benin, UBA Benin, Orabank) send one-time codes to a +229 mobile. Without a Benin number, mobile-money wallets + bank logins are hard to complete from abroad.
Benin has a large diaspora in France (its former colonial tie + a major Francophone community) + deep cross-border links with neighbouring Nigeria — the giant market just east. A +229 line keeps you reachable to family, customers + partners across both diaspora corridors.
Since the 2020 reform, Benin's closed 10-digit plan is one of the cleanest anywhere: every number is exactly 10 digits, begins with 01 + is dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. <b>+229 01 96 12 34 56</b> is dialed identically from Cotonou, Parakou or abroad.
Cotonou is Benin's economic capital, seat of government + home to the Port of Cotonou — one of West Africa's busiest, serving landlocked Niger, Burkina Faso + northern Nigeria. A +229 number plugs you into Benin's trade, logistics + commerce hub.
Benin runs on West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1) all year with no daylight saving — the same clock as Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon + Central Africa, and only one hour off the UK in winter. Clean, predictable business hours with no DST shifts.
Benin is the cradle of Vodun + the heart of the historic Kingdom of Dahomey — the Abomey royal palaces (UNESCO), Ouidah's slave-route memorials + Ganvié lake village draw growing heritage tourism. A +229 line is essential for tour operators, hosts + guides serving visitors on the ground.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
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| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 229 01 96 12 34 56 for a mobile, or 011 229 01 21 12 34 56 for a Cotonou landline. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — the 01 is part of the number.00 229 01 96 12 34 56 for a Benin mobile. Or use +229 01 96 12 34 56 from any UK mobile.00 229 01 96 12 34 56. France hosts a large Beninese diaspora, so France-Benin is one of the heaviest +229 routes.009 229 01 96 12 34 56. Benin shares its eastern border with Nigeria, so cross-border calling is constant.+229 01 NN NN NN NN — always exactly 10 digits beginning with 01, grouped in pairs. Example: +229 01 96 12 34 56 for a mobile, +229 01 21 12 34 56 for a Cotonou landline.+229 01 21 12 34 56. Numbers are non-geographic + dialed in full.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.