Editing Foreign relations of Benin (section)

==Diplomatic relations==
List of countries which Benin maintains diplomatic relations with:
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!Country
!Date
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|1
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{dts|1 August 1960}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=The Times Cuttings Africa West |publisher=xerography and published by University Microfilms |year=1958}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{dts|1 August 1960}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|3
|{{Flag|France}}
|{{dts|2 August 1960}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|4
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|{{dts|12 August 1960}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|5
|{{Flag|Haiti}}
|{{dts|December 1960}}<ref name=":4" />
|-
|6
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|{{dts|3 January 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Db7PUgm-bq8C&dq=G.+Walravens+qualite+ambassadeur+en+Dahomey+3+janvier+1961&pg=PA2166 |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 51-77 |date=1961 |publisher=1961 |pages=2166 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>
|-
|7
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{Date table sorting|April 1961}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2024 |title=64ème anniversaire de Sa Majesté Naruhito : Le Bénin et le Japon se félicitent d'un partenariat stratégique |url=https://leconomistebenin.com/le-benin-et-le-japon-se-felicitent-dun-partenariat-strategique/ |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|8
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|{{dts|17 May 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cria uma Embaixada do Brasil na República do Daomei. Decreto nº 50.604, de 17 de maio de 1961 |url=https://www.diariodasleis.com.br/legislacao/federal/82053-cria-uma-embaixada-do-brasil-na-republica-do-daomei.html |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=PORTAL DE LEGISLAÇÃO |language=pt}}</ref>
|-
|9
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|{{dts|1 August 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=132 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|{{dts|12 September 1961}}<ref name=":9" />
|-
|11
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|{{dts|17 November 1961}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite book |title=Monde colonial illustré Volume 39, Issues 383-392 |publisher=Société nouvelle des Editions France Outremer S.A. |year=1961 |pages=49 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|12
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|{{dts|21 November 1961}}<ref name="auto" />
|-
|13
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{dts|30 November 1961}}<ref name=":10" />
|-
|14
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|{{dts|5 December 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&dq=Shlomo+Hillel+ambassador+of+israel+to+dahomey+....+1961&pg=PA335 |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 Volume 2 |publisher=Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center |year=1961 |pages=335 |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|15
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|{{dts|26 December 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Jaarboek van het Departement van Buitenlandse Zaken Volumes 69-72 |publisher=Netherlands. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |year=1961 |pages=97 |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
|16
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|{{dts|1961}}<ref name=":11" />
|-
|17
|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|{{dts|1961}}<ref name=":33">{{Cite book |title=Les Élites africaines Volume 2 |publisher=Édiafric |year=1972 |pages=93 |language=fr |quote=COFFI Pierre C. Ivoire Ambassadeur des Etats du Conseil de l'Entente au Libéria et en Sierra- Leone ( 1961-1969 ) ;}}</ref>
|-
|18
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|{{dts|1961}}<ref name=":33" />
|-
|19
|{{Flag|Guinea}}
|{{dts|26 February 1962}}<ref name=":12" />
|-
|20
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{dts|27 April 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019#Beginnings |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}</ref>
|-
|21
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|{{dts|4 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today marks 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Benin! |url=https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1533008658795220995?s=20 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=MFA Russia}}</ref>
|-
|22
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{dts|11 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts 1962 no.114-115 |publisher=1962 |pages=142}}</ref>
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|{{dts|14 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bogdan Grzeloński |title=Dyplomacja polska w XX wieku |publisher=Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie |year=2006 |pages=129 |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
|24
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|{{dts|20 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts 1962 no.120-121 |publisher=1962 |pages=142}}</ref>
|-
|25
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|{{dts|21 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lajos Gecsényi |url=https://www.academia.edu/40608325 |title=Diplomaták a változó világban Főkonzulok, követek és nagykövetek 1945-1990 |work=Főkonzulok, követek, nagykövetek |date=January 2015 |publisher=2015 |language=hu |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref>
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|26
|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{dts|25 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BF%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0/%25D0%2594%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D1%2588%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826071151/http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website= |language=bg}}</ref>
|-
|27
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|{{dts|27 June 1962}}<ref name=":13" />
|-
|28
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|{{dts|29 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania}}</ref>
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|29
|{{Flag|Serbia}}
|{{dts|3 July 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin: Bilateral agreements |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/benin |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Republic of Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
|-
|30
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|{{dts|23 July 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cahiers de l'Orient contemporain Volume 19 |publisher=G.P. Maisonneuve |year=1962 |pages=267 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|31
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{dts|25 June 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQuWzffkZ6YC&dq=-China+Nigeria+decided+to+establish+diplomatic+relations++at+ambassadorial+level&pg=RA1-PP2 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 125-126 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1963 |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref>
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|32
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{dts|10 December 1963}}<ref name=":14" />
|-
|33
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|{{dts|25 September 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 1999 |title=Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>
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|34
|{{Flag|Algeria}}
|{{dts|7 November 1964}}<ref name=":5" />
|-
|35
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{dts|12 November 1964}}<ref name=":15" />
|-
|36
|{{Flag|Syria}}
|{{dts|29 November 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uo5fALOV-VMC&dq=Syria+to+establish+diplomatic+relations+at+ambassadorial+level+with+Dahomey+...+1964&pg=RA4-PP6 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 233-234 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1964 |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
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|37
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|{{dts|1 December 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Michael Th Neugebauer |title=Die österreichisch-afrikanischen Beziehungen seit 1955 Wirtschaft, Politik, Entwicklungspolitik, Kultur |publisher=Böhlau |year=1992 |pages=110 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|38
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|{{dts|15 December 1964}}<ref name=":16" />
|-
|39
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|{{dts|15 December 1964}}<ref name=":17" />
|-
|40
|{{Flag|Mali}}
|{{dts|27 August 1965}}<ref name=":18" />
|-
|41
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|{{dts|25 March 1966}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benín: RELACIONES BILATERALES CON ESPAÑA |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/BENIN_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=OFICINA DE INFORMACIÓN DIPLOMÁTICA FICHA PAÍS |language=es}}</ref>
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|42
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|{{dts|7 May 1966}}<ref name=":19" />
|-
|43
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|{{dts|5 November 1966}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bénin |url=http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politique%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re/Afrique/Relationsbilaterales/tabid/177/vw/1/ItemID/105/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129174114/http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politique%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re/Afrique/Relationsbilaterales/tabid/177/vw/1/ItemID/105/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Royaume du Maroc Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation |language=fr}}</ref>
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|44
|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|{{dts|22 December 1966}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Bulletin de l'Afrique noire - Issues 445-469 |year=1967 |language=fr |quote=MEHIRI, ambassadeur de Tunisie en Côte d'Ivoire, au Niger et au Togo, nommé cumulativement au Dahomey, a présenté ses lettres de créance au Dahomey le 22.12.1966.}}</ref>
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|45
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{dts|17 September 1968}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1968_8 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1968/BID_1968_8/BID_1968_8.pdf |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=20 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|46
|{{Flag|Gabon}}
|{{dts|29 October 1969}}<ref name=":21">{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1969 |pages=1544}}</ref>
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|47
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|{{dts|1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.133571/page/n445/mode/1up |title=The Europa Year Book 1970 Vol-ii |publisher= |pages=438 |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref>
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|—
|{{Flag|Holy See}}
|{{dts|29 June 1971}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Of The Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations}}</ref>
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|—
|{{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}
|{{dts|1972}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=de Béthencourt |first=Marcos Fernández |title=La orden de Malta: Estatuto Jurídico internacional |publisher=Editorial Sanz Y Torres |year=2019 |pages=302–309 |language=es}}</ref>
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|48
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|{{dts|5 February 1973}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=NCNK (The National Committee on North Korea)}}</ref>
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|49
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|{{dts|5 March 1973}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cameroun informations, 3 |year=1973 |pages=10 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|50
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{dts|14 March 1973}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republic of Benin |url=https://vietnam.gov.vn/diplomacy-detail-70572?countryId=568&typeId=1 |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=vietnam.gov.vn}}</ref>
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|51
|{{Flag|Libya}}
|{{dts|31 March 1973}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=ARR, Arab Report and Record |year=1973 |volume=1–18; 21–24 |pages=29}}</ref>
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|52
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|{{dts|1 February 1974}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=En los fondos documentales de Archivo MINREX atesoramos Comunicado Conjunto para el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre Cuba y Dahomey, hoy República de Benin, firmado en Nueva York el 1/2/1974. |url=https://twitter.com/ArchivoMINREX/status/1488560200005136389?s=20 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=CG Documental MINREX}}</ref>
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|53
|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|{{dts|8 February 1974}}<ref name=":22" />
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|54
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|{{dts|29 March 1974}}<ref name=":23" />
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|55
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|{{dts|20 May 1974}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Declaración Conjunta del Gobierno de la República Argentina y del Gobierno Militar Revolucionario de Dahomey estableciendo Relaciones Diplomáticas |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=lKanng== |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Biblioteca Digital de Tratados Argentina |language=es}}</ref>
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|56
|{{Flag|Albania}}
|{{dts|4 October 1974}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 4717-4792 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1974 |pages=5}}</ref>
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|57
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{dts|30 October 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoy celebramos el 47 aniversario de relaciones diplomáticas entre México y Benín |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1586718313299644417?s=20 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México |language=es}}</ref>
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|58
|{{Flag|Angola}}
|{{dts|11 October 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 5326-5361 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1976 |pages=6}}</ref>
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|59
|{{Flag|Chad}}
|{{dts|18 October 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txUFAQAAIAAJ&dq=BENIN+...+have+decided+to+establish+diplomatic+relations+at+ambassadorial+level+...&pg=PT267 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1684-1695 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1976 |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref>
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|60
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|{{dts|2 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of States which the Lao PDR has established diplomatic relations since 1950 |url=http://www.mofa.gov.la/index.php/lo/2015-04-07-02-45-52/1950 |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR}}</ref>
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|61
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|{{dts|30 March 1977}}<ref name="UNDL">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Benin and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Benin+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=21 August 2024 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
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|62
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|{{dts|21 July 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Países |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=pt}}</ref>
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|63
|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|{{dts|9 September 1978}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presentation of letters by Benin Ambassador Mongbe Assogba, first beninese Ambassador accredited to Congo, presented letters to President Yhomby-Opango September 9. |url=https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1978BRAZZA01315_d.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409131404/https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1978BRAZZA01315_d.html |archive-date=9 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
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|64
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|{{dts|1978}}<ref name=":25">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146909/page/n1629/mode/1up |title=The Europa Year Book 1978 A World Survey Vol.-i |pages=1634 |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
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|65
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|{{dts|25 May 1979}}<ref name=":24" />
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|66
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|{{dts|5 October 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=สาธารณรัฐเบนิน (Benin) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd20e15e39c3060027ab1?cate=5f1aba0039164819fc32c0ba |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand |language=th}}</ref>
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|67
|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|{{dts|10 April 1981}}<ref name=":26" />
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|68
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|{{dts|12 March 1982}}<ref name="auto1" />
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|69
|{{Flag|Somalia}}
|{{dts|12 March 1982}}<ref name="auto1" />
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|70
|{{Flag|Niger}}
|{{dts|14 May 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Le Mois en Afrique, 200–202 |year=1982 |pages=281 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|71
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|{{dts|5 September 1983}}<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |title=Togo dialogue - Issues 74-88 |publisher=Imprimerie Editogo |year=1983 |pages=33}}</ref>
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|72
|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
|{{dts|28 October 1983}}<ref name=":7" />
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|73
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|{{dts|1983}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2012 |title=Le président iranien attendu ce jour à Cotonou |url=https://www.24haubenin.info/?Le-president-iranien-attendu-ce |access-date=14 February 2025 |website=24haubenin.info |language=fr}}</ref>
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|74
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{dts|5 June 1984}}<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|75
|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|{{dts|5 December 1984}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|76
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|{{dts|21 March 1985}}<ref name=":27" />
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|77
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{dts|5 January 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Afrique contemporaine Issues 137-144 |publisher=Documentation française |year=1986 |pages=66 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|78
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|{{dts|24 December 1987}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Issues 2147-2172 |publisher=Rene Moreaux et Cie. |year=1987 |pages=27 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|79
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|{{dts|1 March 1988}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|80
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|{{dts|30 November 1988}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|81
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|{{dts|22 December 1988}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17271&culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006035844/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17271&culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland}}</ref>
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|—
|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{Dts|1989}}<ref name=":110">{{Cite book |last=Karolina Zielińska |url=https://www.google.com.ua/books/edition/Israeli_Development_Aid_to_Sub_Saharan_A/XbQgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=PLO+ambassador+to+Benin&pg=PT187&printsec=frontcover |title=Israeli Development Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa Soft Power and Foreign Policy |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2021}}</ref>
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|82
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|{{dts|13 August 1990}}<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|83
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|{{dts|20 June 1991}}<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|84
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}
|{{dts|10 April 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Benin |url=https://nigeria.mfa.gov.ua/en/partnership |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Nigeria}}</ref>
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|85
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|{{dts|19 January 1993}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin: Základné informácie |url=https://www.mzv.sk/web/sk/benin |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=mzv.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
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|86
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|{{dts|21 February 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2015 |title=Diplomatic & Consular list |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2015%20Singapore.pdf |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore |page=43}}</ref>
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|87
|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|{{dts|1 March 1994}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=2000}}</ref>
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|88
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|{{dts|10 March 1994}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Pewarta Departemen Luar Negeri RI |volume=69–72 |pages=75 |language=id}}</ref>
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|89
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{dts|19 May 1994}}<ref name=":28" />
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|90
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{dts|28 June 1994}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|91
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|{{dts|23 January 1995}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of member states of the United Nations (193) having diplomatic relations with Cambodia |url=https://www.mfaic.gov.kh/page/2021-02-10-LIST-OF-MEMBER-STATES-OF-THE-UNITED-NATIONS--193--HAVING-DIPLOMATIC-RELATIONS-WITH-CAMBOIDA |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=mfaic.gov.kh}}</ref>
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|92
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{dts|30 January 1995}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Asia, Pacific · Part 3 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1995 |pages=8 |quote=... Malaysia and the Republic of Benin in West Africa have established formal diplomatic relations ... Source : Voice of Malaysia external service , Kuala Lumpur , in English 0600 gmt 31 Jan 95}}</ref>
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|93
|{{Flag|Guatemala}}
|{{dts|14 November 1995}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|94
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|{{dts|19 March 1997}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Establishment and Renewal of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/dates-establishment-and-renewal-diplomatic-relations |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Latvia}}</ref>
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|95
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|{{dts|8 August 1997}}<ref name=":29" />
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|96
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{dts|14 October 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Republic of Benin |url=https://www.mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/benin |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
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|97
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|{{dts|2 November 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=العلاقات الثنائية |url=https://www.mofa.gov.qa/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85?country=BJ#The-World |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=mofa.gov.qa |language=ar}}</ref>
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|98
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{dts|24 November 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas |url=http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004004739/http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |archive-date=4 October 2017 |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do |language=es}}</ref>
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|99
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
|{{dts|26 March 2001}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|100
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|{{dts|21 June 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Соглашение от 21 июня 2001 г. "Соглашение об установлении дипломатических отношений между Республикой Беларусь и Республикой Бенин" |url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby09/sbor52/text52574.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627141701/http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby09/sbor52/text52574.htm |archive-date=27 June 2012 |access-date=4 February 2024 |language=ru}}</ref>
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|101
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}
|{{dts|24 March 2003}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|102
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{dts|25 June 2004}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=DECRET N'2004-362 DU 25 JUIN 2004 |url=https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-2004-362/ |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=sgg.gouv.bj |language=fr}}</ref>
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|103
|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{dts|26 November 2004}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}</ref>
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|104
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}
|{{dts|1 December 2004}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mojca Pristavec Đogić |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=4 February 2024 |website= |page=8 |language=sl}}</ref>
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|105
|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|{{dts|23 February 2005}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|106
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{Date table sorting|28 April 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heads of Diplomatic Missions |url=http://www.info.dfat.gov.au/Info/WebProtocol/WebProtocol.nsf/homeformhom?openform&H |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218063658/http://www.info.dfat.gov.au/Info/WebProtocol/WebProtocol.nsf/homeformhom?openform&H |archive-date=18 December 2005}}</ref>
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|107
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|{{dts|27 June 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Republic of Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs |language=et}}</ref>
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|108
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{dts|17 August 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.uzbekistan.org.ua/en/foreign-policy/states-with-which-the-republic-of-uzbekistan-established-diplomatic-relations.html |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Ukraine}}</ref>
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|109
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|{{dts|2 September 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin |url=https://urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-benin |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania}}</ref>
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|110
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|{{dts|20 September 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomaticas de la Republica de Panama |url=https://mire.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/Trasnsparencia/gestion-anual-2011-2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806131148/https://mire.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/Trasnsparencia/gestion-anual-2011-2012.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |access-date=8 July 2023 |page=199 |language=es}}</ref>
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|111
|{{Flag|Andorra}}
|{{dts|24 March 2006}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|112
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|{{dts|25 April 2006}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2006 |title=Jamaica and Benin Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://jis.gov.jm/jamaica-and-benin-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Jamaica Information Service}}</ref>
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|113
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|{{dts|21 February 2007}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|{{dts|2 August 2007}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|115
|{{Flag|Uruguay}}
|{{dts|14 February 2008}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|116
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|{{dts|16 June 2008}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etat des Relations |url=http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818144121/http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation Internationale Djibouti |language=fr}}</ref>
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|117
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{dts|14 July 2008}}<ref name=":8" />
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|118
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{dts|29 January 2009}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2009 |title=Kyrgyzstan, Benin establish diplomatic relations |url=https://akipress.com/news:20431:Kyrgyzstan,_Benin_establish_diplomatic_relations/ |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=AKIpress}}</ref>
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|119
|{{Flag|Paraguay}}
|{{dts|18 February 2009}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Consulta de Tratados |url=https://www.mre.gov.py/tratados/public_web/Tratados.aspx |access-date=1 February 2024 |language=es}}</ref>
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|120
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|{{dts|25 March 2009}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|121
|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|{{dts|11 September 2009}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|122
|{{Flag|Chile}}
|{{dts|25 August 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chile establece Relaciones Diplomáticas con la República de Benín |url=https://www.minrel.gob.cl/minrel_old/site/artic/20100831/pags/20100831163223.html |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}}</ref>
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|123
|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}
|{{dts|8 July 2011}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{dts|13 September 2011}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|125
|{{Flag|Montenegro}}
|{{dts|15 September 2011}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|126
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|{{dts|16 September 2011}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|127
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|{{dts|16 September 2011}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which the Republic of Maldives has established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=gov.mv |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629032804/https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|128
|{{Flag|South Sudan}}
|{{dts|29 January 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benin, South Sudan Sign Bilateral Accord > Gurtong Trust > Editorial |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/9341/categoryId/1/Benin-South-Sudan-Sign-Bilateral-Accord.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904153841/http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/9341/categoryId/1/Benin-South-Sudan-Sign-Bilateral-Accord.aspx |archive-date=4 September 2018 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=gurtong.net}}</ref>
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|129
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|{{dts|27 June 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2013 |title=New envoys to present their credentials |url=https://gg.govt.nz/news/new-envoys-present-their-credentials-3 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=gg.govt.nz}}</ref>
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|130
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{dts|12 August 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2013 |title=Six new foreign envoys present credentials |url=https://www.infolanka.com/news/IL/1643.htm |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=infolanka.com}}</ref>
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|131
|{{Flag|Burundi}}
|{{dts|13 January 2014}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2014 |title=Six nouveaux ambassadeurs accrédités au Burundi |url=https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/six-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-accredites-au-burundi/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|132
|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|{{dts|24 February 2014}}<ref name=":30" />
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|133
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|{{dts|4 June 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2014 |title=New ambassadors present credentials |url=https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/new-ambassadors-present-credentials-5 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=The Jordan Times}}</ref>
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|134
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|{{dts|25 September 2014}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|135
|{{Flag|Peru}}
|{{dts|22 November 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre Perú y Benín |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/noticias/4801-establecimiento-de-relaciones-diplomaticas-entre-peru-y-benin |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=gob.pe |language=es}}</ref>
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|136
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|{{dts|23 January 2018}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Moldova}}
|{{dts|24 January 2018}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Comoros}}
|{{dts|17 May 2018}}<ref name=":31" />
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|139
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{dts|19 July 2018}}<ref name=":32" />
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|140
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|{{dts|26 July 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which Turkmenistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan}}</ref>
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|141
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|{{dts|24 October 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2018 |title=Presidente da República recebe cartas credenciais de sete novos embaixadores |url=http://www.minec.gov.mz/index.php/imprensa/destaques/362-presidente-da-republica-recebe-cartas-credenciais-de-sete-novos-embaixadores |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204232719/http://www.minec.gov.mz/index.php/imprensa/destaques/362-presidente-da-republica-recebe-cartas-credenciais-de-sete-novos-embaixadores |archive-date=4 December 2018 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=minec.gov.mz |language=pt}}</ref>
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|142
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{dts|16 November 2018}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|143
|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|{{dts|19 February 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatie Erick Saïzonou, ambassadeur du Bénin au Malawi |url=https://leconomistebenin.com/diplomatie-erick-saizonou-ambassadeur-du-benin-au-malawi/ |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=leconomistebenin.com |language=fr}}</ref>
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|144
|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|{{dts|20 February 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2019 |title=Presidente acredita novos embaixadores da Espanha, Dinamarca, Checa, Benim, Canada e Coreia do Norte |url=https://www.stp-press.st/2019/02/20/presidente-acredita-novos-embaixadores-da-espanha-dinamarca-checa-benim-canada-e-correia-de-kim-jong-un/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=Agencia STP-Press |language=pt}}</ref>
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|145
|{{Flag|Monaco}}
|{{dts|8 March 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapports de Politique Extérieure Monaco 2019 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/content/download/481124/5499172/file/RAPPORT%20POLITIQUE%20EXTERIEURE%20MONACO%202019%20WEB.pdf |access-date=8 July 2023 |page=11 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|146
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|{{dts|28 May 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Ambassadors present Credentials |url=https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2019/may/new-ambassadors-present-credentials.php |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Department of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
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|147
|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}
|{{dts|26 June 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2019 |title=Diplomatic Missions to the Principality of Liechtenstein |url=https://archiv.llv.li/files/aaa/diplomatic-missions-to-the-principality-of-liechtenstein.pdf |access-date=4 February 2024 |page=5}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|{{dts|2 July 2019}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Ecuador}}
|{{dts|7 October 2019}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|San Marino}}
|{{dts|29 September 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapporti bilaterali della Repubblica di San Marino |url=https://www.esteri.sm/pub2/EsteriSM/Relazioni-Internazionali/Rapporti-Bilaterali.html |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=esteri.sm |language=it}}</ref>
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|151
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|{{dts|2 June 2022}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|152
|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|{{dts|10 November 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2022 |title=Diplomatie : Le Président Patrice TALON reçoit les lettres de créance de dix-sept (17) Ambassadeurs |url=https://presidence.bj/actualite/comptes-rendus/260/diplomatie-president-patrice-talon-recoit-lettres-creance-sept--17--ambassadeurs |access-date=6 March 2025 |website=Présidence de la République du Bénin |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Belize}}
|{{dts|14 September 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|21 September 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|21 September 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|10 October 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|10 October 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|El Salvador}}
|{{dts|18 October 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|{{dts|21 December 2023}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{dts|21 January 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|25 June 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|2 July 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|{{dts|9 July 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|24 July 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|24 September 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{dts|6 November 2024}}<ref name="UNDL" />
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|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
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|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}
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|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}
|Unknown<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2017 |title=Visite du Ministre d'Etat centrafricain, Firmin Ngrebada: La Centrafrique réitère sa franche collaboration avec le Bénin |url=http://news.abangui.com/h/59357.html |access-date=6 January 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Senegal}}
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