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Littoral ([li.tɔ.ʁal], "Littoral") is one of the twelve departments of Benin. At 79 km² (31 sq mi), Littoral is the smallest department in the country. Its capital is Cotonou, Benin's largest city. The department was created in 1999 with the splitting up of territories of Atlantique Department.

The Union of Baptist Churches of Benin (French: Union des Églises Baptistes du Bénin) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Benin. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Cotonou.

The BCEAO Tower (abbreviated from Le Banque Centrale des Etates de L'Afrique de L'Ouest) is a high-rise office building in Cotonou, Benin. Inaugurated in 1994, the building stands at 64 m (210 ft) tall with 16 floors and is the current tallest building in Benin. It serves as the headquarters of the Benin filiale of the Central Bank of West African States.

The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste (ARCEP) is an independent agency in charge of regulating telecommunications and postal services in Benin.

The Constitutional Court is the highest authority in Benin on matters of constitutionality. Composed of seven justices, it is the body that regulates the functioning of government institutions and the activities of public figures. The court was founded in 1993 and sits in Cotonou.

1st arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Littoral department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 55,413.

2nd arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Littoral department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 53,708.

9th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Littoral department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 61,585.

10th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Littoral department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 41,806.

The Ouémé River, also spelled Weme (Yoruba language: Odò Ofe, Gbe languages: Weme) is a river in Benin. It rises in the Atakora Mountains, and is about 510 kilometres (320 mi) long. It flows past the towns of Carnotville and Ouémé to a large delta on the Gulf of Guinea near the seaport city of Cotonou. The largest tributaries are the Okpara River and the Alpouro River.

Stade de l'Amitie or Friendship Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cotonou, Benin. It is currently used for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.

La Nation is the government-owned newspaper of Benin. It was renamed from Ehuzu during the transition to democracy in Benin.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Togo is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Togo. The Apostolic Nuncio to Togo is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Togo, with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to Benin and as the point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Togo and the Pope.

13th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Littoral department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 63,572.

Ségbeya is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kpomassè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 3,611.

UTA Flight 141 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Guinean regional airline Union des Transports Africains de Guinée, flying from Conakry to Dubai with stopovers in Benin, Libya and Lebanon. On Christmas Day 2003, the Boeing 727–223 operating the flight struck a building and crashed into the Bight of Benin while rolling for take off from Cotonou, killing 141 people. The crash of Flight 141 is the deadliest crash in Benin's aviation history.

Benin Marina is a four-star hotel in Cotonou, Benin. It is located at Boulevard De La Marina, B.P. 1901 in the Haie Vive neighborhood, near the Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Airport and the Supercenter Erevan. It is the largest hotel in the country. It is located in a large building which was formerly a Sheraton hotel, west of the old port of Cotonou. Set in landscaped gardens, the hotel contains two swimming pools, three tennis courts and small 9-hole golf course. The building is only four storeys high but covers a significant area of land. The swimming pool is located next to the beach. The hotel has 200 rooms, 1 Royal Suite, 8 Junior Suites and 12 bungalows. The hotel contains the 'Le Popo' Coffeeshop Restaurant, 'Les Tanekas' Grill Bar by the pool, 'Le Nokoué' Pianobar and the 'Le Tèkè' Night Club / Karaoke Bar. The hotel is occasionally used for important diplomatic meetings in Cotonou and contains 1 conference room and 6 meeting rooms.

The Cotonou Central Mosque (French: Mosquée Centrale de Cotonou) is a mosque in Cotonou, Littoral, Benin. It is the most important building for the country's Muslims.

Stade Gbegamey is a multi-use stadium in Cotonou, Benin. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Mambas Noirs FC of the Benin Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa is a multi-use stadium in Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium of Requins de l'Atlantique FC. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.

Information Systems and Digital Agency (French: Agence des Systèmes d'Information et du Numérique; ASIN) is a social and scientific public institution in Benin. It was created by Decree No. 2022-324 of June 1, 2022, merging the Digital Development Agency (French: Agence de Développement du Numérique; ADN), the Information Services and Systems Agency (French: Agence des Services et Systèmes d'Information; ASSI), the National Agency for Information Systems Security (French:Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information; ANSSI), and the Beninese Agency for the Universal Service of Electronic Communications and Post (French: Agence Béninoise du Service Universel des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste; ABSUCEP). The Agency operates under the dual supervision of the Ministry for the Digital Economy and Digitization and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Benin. The head of ASIN is Marc André Loko, who is the director general and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société Béninoise d’Infrastructures Numériques (SBIN).

École 229 (School 229) is a digital school created by the fablab Blolab in Benin since 2021.

Institut supérieur des Métiers de l'Audiovisuel (ISMA) is a private technical institution of higher education founded in Benin in 2006. It offers professional training programs at the bachelor's and master's levels.

The Institut Superieur de Communication d’Organisation et de Management (Iscom University, Benin) is a private university in Cotonou, the largest city and economic capital of the Benin. Iscom University is one of the first institution in Benin to operate a functional online learning platform.

The Archdiocese of Cotonou (Latin: Archidioecesis Cotonuensis) is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.