Nigeria–Benin border
E1001986
The Nigeria–Benin border is the international boundary separating Nigeria and Benin in West Africa, running from the Gulf of Guinea in the south through various communities and landscapes, including the Yewa area.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
political boundary ⓘ |
| adjacentSea | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType |
land border
ⓘ
maritime border ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOnSide |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | corridor for West African trade ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
coastal boundary at Gulf of Guinea
ⓘ
terrestrial boundary through Yewa communities ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Beninese border authorities
ⓘ
Nigerian border authorities ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Idi Iroko border crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seme border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupsAcross |
Yewa communities
ⓘ
Yoruba communities ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | colonial-era boundary delimitation ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
informal cross-border trade
ⓘ
smuggling ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Cotonou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
English-speaking side in Nigeria
ⓘ
French-speaking side in Benin ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Bight of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | south–north ⓘ |
| partOf |
ECOWAS region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria–Benin customs boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughArea | Yewa area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCountrySubdivision |
Beninese border regions
ⓘ
Lagos State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian border regions ⓘ Ogun State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nigeria–Benin relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityConcern | border control ⓘ |
| separates |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignStateBorder |
Federal Republic of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsAt | Gulf of Guinea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration between Nigeria and Benin
ⓘ
trade between Nigeria and Benin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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