Benin

STATUS: Independent Nation

FORMERLY: Formerly Dahomey

PRONOUNCED: beh NEEN

CAPITAL: Porto Novo

WORLD LOCATION: Western Africa

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1976

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  Approx. 13,000

GRAPHICS USED: I believe the current issue Benin plates have a graphic flag/map crest on the left end of the plate. More info to follow. The former series (shown above) have the suffix RB (for Republique du Benin). Before that, the suffix RPB was useds, for Republique Populaire du Benin.

PLATES ARE: Owner provided, but most are similar French style plates.

Non-passenger types:

Administration Vehicles - yellow on blue

Temporarily Imported Vehicles - white on green with IT in the number.

CMD, CD, IT, AT - Various Diplomatic vehicles of Embassy staff, non-diplo staff, Ambassadors and administrative personnel. These plates are yellow on green.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: DY   

CARS DRIVE ON: Right

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