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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Republic of Benin
1991 Republic of Benin
1992 Republic of Benin
1993 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique Populaire du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
1994 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique Populaire du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
1995 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
1996 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
1997 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form : Benin former: Dahomey
1998 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
1999 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2000 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2001 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2002 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey local long form: Republique du Benin
2003 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey local long form: Republique du Benin
2004 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2005 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2006 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2007 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2008 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2009 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2010 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2011 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2012 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2013 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2014 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
2015 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey
2016 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey | etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2017 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey | etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2018 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin | etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2019 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin | etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2020 conventional long form: Republic of Benin | conventional short form: Benin | local long form: Republique du Benin | local short form: Benin | former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin | etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2021 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2022 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2023 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2024 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: R publique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin etymology: named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies
2025 conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: R publique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin etymology: the current name comes from a local ethnic group, the Bini, whose name may be related to the Arabic word bani , meaning "sons;" the former name, Dahomey, comes from a previous kingdom in the area called Dan Hom