Benin
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Benin. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Benin codes
Need Benin (BJ) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 12 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Benin. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Benin from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (12)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Benin. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BJ-AL | Alibori | department |
| BJ-AK | Atacora | department |
| BJ-AQ | Atlantique | department |
| BJ-BO | Borgou | department |
| BJ-CO | Collines | department |
| BJ-KO | Couffo | department |
| BJ-DO | Donga | department |
| BJ-LI | Littoral | department |
| BJ-MO | Mono | department |
| BJ-OU | Ouémé | department |
| BJ-PL | Plateau | department |
| BJ-ZO | Zou | department |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Benin?
- Benin uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 BJ, alpha-3 BEN, and numeric 204. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Benin have?
- CountriesDB lists 12 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Benin (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Benin country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Benin, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Benin in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Benin (BJ) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.