Government1 (Benin)
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     Member of:
         ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IBRD,
         ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,
         LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WHO, WIPO,
         WMO, WTO
     Diplomatic representation:
         Ambassador Candide AHOUANSOU; Chancery at 2737 Cathedral Avenue NW,
         Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 232-6656
       US:
         Ambassador Harriet W. ISOM; Embassy at Rue Caporal Anani Bernard, Cotonou
         (mailing address is B. P. 2012, Cotonou); telephone [229] 30-06-50,
         30-05-13, 30-17-92; FAX [229] 30-14-39 and 30-19-74
     Flag:
         two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red with a vertical green
         band on the hoist side