Chief port and largest city of Benin, on the Bight of Benin; Palm products and timber are exported. Although not the official capital, it is the seat of the president, and the main center of commerce and politics.
Hptst. u. Haupthafen der W-afrik. Rep. Benin, Freihafen für die Rep. Niger, 478 000 Ew.; internat. Flughafen.