located_in West Africa Benin 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 Porto Novo, but the seat of government is Cotonou. Benin is divided into 12 departments and subdivided into 77 communes. Dahomey GAZ GAZ:00000904 GAZ:00000904 ISO3166-1:204 ISO3166-1:BJ ISO3166-2:BJ Republic of Benin Republique du Benin West Africa Benin 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 Porto Novo, but the seat of government is Cotonou. Benin is divided into 12 departments and subdivided into 77 communes. Dahomey GAZ GAZ:00000904 GAZ:00000904 ISO3166-1:204 ISO3166-1:BJ ISO3166-2:BJ Republic of Benin Republique du Benin