Benin country code, +229 explained.
Everything you need to call Benin with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Benin
Porto-Novo · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- BJ
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+1
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
How Benin numbers break down
A complete number to Benin follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Benin.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
Benin on the map
Porto-Novo · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Benin
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Benin —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
BENIN INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Benin
Africa · BJ
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Permitted — ARCEP regulated
Regulated by ARCEP Bénin (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste)
- ARCEP Bénin grants VoIP operating licenses under the Electronic Communications Act.
- Operators must comply with lawful interception requirements set by government decree.
- Quality of service standards are mandated for all licensed telecom providers.
US → Benin
$0.020/min
per minute
Benin → US
$0.017/min
per minute
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