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LOCATION AND SIZE. Benin is a slim, rectangular country situated in West Africa. Benin has a narrow 100-kilometer (62-mile) coastline along the Bight of Benin, in the Atlantic Ocean.The country is bordered to the west by Nigeria, to the north by Niger and Burkina Faso, and to the east by Togo.enin has a land area of 112,622 square kilometers (42,985 square miles), making it slightly smaller than the state of Pennsylvania. Both the capital, Porto-Novo, and Cotonou, the largest city, are located on the coast in the southeast of the country.
Cotonou Map. Cotonou is a city located in the west African state of Benin is also known as the economic capital of the country. In the year 2006, the total number of people who. inhabited the city of Cotonou in Benin, according to the government sources, were seven lac sixty one thousand one hundred and thirty seven.otonou of Benin is not only one of the largest cities in the country, but also has the privilege of having many diplomatic and government services located in its territory.