Nigeria–Benin border

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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.

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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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yewa borderFeature Nigeria–Benin border
Badagry locatedNear Nigeria–Benin border
Baruten locatedOn Nigeria–Benin border