This is a list of diplomatic missions of Benin. Owing to its small size, the Republic of Benin maintains a very modest diplomatic network abroad. Its paramount relationship is with France, the former colonial power.
Honorary consulates are excluded from this list.
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | International Organizations: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | Countries: | [1] [5] |
Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [1] [6] [7] |
Lagos | Consulate-General | [1] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [8] [9] [10] | |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | [1] [11] | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [1] [12] [13] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
China | Beijing | Embassy | [1] [14] [15] [16] | |
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | [1] [17] [18] [19] | |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | [1] [20] [21] | |
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | [1] | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | [1] | |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | [22] | |
Dubai | Consulate-General | [22] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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France | Paris | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations:
| [1] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | [1] [31] [32] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [1] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | 2019 | [33] |
Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa | Consulate-General [lower-alpha 2] | 2019 | [33] [34] |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Embassy | 2016 | [11] |
Niger | Niamey | Embassy | 2020 | [35] |
Gabon | Libreville | Consulate-General [lower-alpha 3] | 2020 | [34] [36] |
South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | 2020 | [37] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Canada | Ottawa | Embassy | 2019 | [33] [38] |
United States | New York City | Consulate-General | 2019 | [33] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
India | New Delhi | Embassy | 2016 | [11] [39] |
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | 2019 | [33] |
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | 2020 | [37] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | 2020 | [37] [40] |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | 2020 | [37] [41] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | 2020 | [37] [42] |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | 2020 | [37] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Francophonie | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | 2020 | [37] |
United Nations | Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | 2020 | [33] [37] [40] |
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | 2020 | [37] |