{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bj",
  "iso": "BJ",
  "slug": "bj",
  "name": "Benin",
  "callingCode": 229,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "",
  "mobilePortable": true,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "01"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "01(?:2[5-9]|[4-69]\\d)\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        10
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "01 95 12 34 56",
      "exampleInternational": "+229 01 95 12 34 56",
      "exampleE164": "+2290195123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "012\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        10
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "01 20 21 12 34",
      "exampleInternational": "+229 01 20 21 12 34",
      "exampleE164": "+2290120211234"
    },
    {
      "type": "voip",
      "label": "VoIP",
      "regex": "857[58]\\d{4}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "85 75 12 34",
      "exampleInternational": "+229 85 75 12 34",
      "exampleE164": "+22985751234"
    },
    {
      "type": "uan",
      "label": "UAN",
      "regex": "81\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "81 12 34 56",
      "exampleInternational": "+229 81 12 34 56",
      "exampleE164": "+22981123456"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+2290195123456",
    "international": "+229 01 95 12 34 56",
    "national": "01 95 12 34 56",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+229-01-95-12-34-56"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "MTN",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 12,
      "ranges": [
        "015",
        "0142",
        "0146",
        "0161–0162",
        "0166–0167",
        "0169",
        "0190–0191",
        "0196–0197"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Moov",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 12,
      "ranges": [
        "0145",
        "0155",
        "0158",
        "0160",
        "0163–0165",
        "0168",
        "0194–0195",
        "0198–0199"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Celtiis",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 4,
      "ranges": [
        "014",
        "0128",
        "0192–0193"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+2290195123456",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "Moov",
    "region": "BJ",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+2290195123456",
      "international": "+229 01 95 12 34 56",
      "national": "01 95 12 34 56",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+229-01-95-12-34-56"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+229",
      "destinationCode": "01",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "95123456"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Benin have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 10 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 10 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +229."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Benin?",
      "answer": "+229. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 229, then the national number. From inside Benin, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Benin?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 01 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 01 95 12 34 56). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Benin be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Yes. Benin has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 19,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Benin",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T0202000017/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
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    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bf.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/sl.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ci.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/gh.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/gn.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ng.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ml.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/td.json"
  ]
}