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Benin country code: +229

The calling code of Benin is +229. Below: how to dial a number there from India or from any other country, how long the numbers are, and what time it is there now.

Benin at a glance

+229

Country calling code
+229
Exit code when calling out of Benin
00
Trunk prefix for calls inside the country
None
Mobile number length
10 digits after +229
Shape of a mobile number
+229 0X XX XX XX XX
Two-letter country code (ISO)
BJ
Time there now
... (Porto-Novo)

How to call Benin from India

  1. Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
  2. Dial 229, the country code of Benin.
  3. Dial the rest of the number. Numbers in Benin have no trunk prefix, so dial every digit of the number as it is written.

So a mobile number shaped like +229 0X XX XX XX XX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 229 0X XX XX XX XX, and from any mobile phone as +229 0X XX XX XX XX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.

How to call Benin from other countries

The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 229, then the number. The exit code is 011 from the United States and Canada, 00 from most of Europe, Africa and Asia, and 0011 from Australia. A mobile phone accepts + in place of any exit code, which is why numbers are best saved as +229 followed by the number.

How to call India from Benin

Dial 00 (the exit code of Benin), then 91 for India, then the number. An Indian mobile number has 10 digits. For an Indian landline, dial the STD code without its leading 0, then the number: for example 00 91 11 and the eight-digit number for Delhi. Find an Indian STD code.

Saving a number from Benin for WhatsApp

WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 229 then the number. Save the contact that way and it will work on WhatsApp from any country. To open a chat without saving the contact, use the WhatsApp link maker.

Checked in November 2026 against the libphonenumber numbering data. Phone numbering can change; if a call does not connect, ask your phone company. Call charges are set by your phone company, not by the code.

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