Located in the south central part of West Africa, Benin is a tropical climate country with an area of around 112,000 km2. Adjacent to Nigeria in the east, bordering on Burkina Faso and Niger in the northwest and northeast, neighboring Togo in the west and close to the Atlantic Ocean in the south, Benin has a coastline of 125 km. Coastal plain of the country belongs to tropical rainforest climate with a year-round temperature between 20-34℃ and up to 42℃; central and northern part of the country belongs to savanna climate with an annual average temperature of 26-27℃.
Togo has a population of 6.60 million, and French is the official language. Porto-Novo is capital of the country, with French as the official language as well. 65% of the population believes in traditional religion, 15% believes in Islam, and around 20% believes in Christian.
Agriculture and entrepot trade are two pillars of the national economy. In recent years, the government also continuously increases its input in tourism industry. The major tourist destinations include Ganvie Water Village, the Ancient City of Ouidah, Ouidah Museum of History, the Ancient Capital of Abomey, safari park, Ewe Tourist Park, beach, etc.
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CUP Service Opening Time January 2010
Local CUP Service Hotline N/A
POS Card-Swiping Consumption
N/A
ATM Cash Withdrawal
Application Scope
At present, West African CFA Franc can be withdrawn with CUP card from ATMs of Banque Atlantique network in Benin.
Accepted Card Types
Bankcard bearing CUP logo.
Warm tip: Since overdraft interest shall be paid for cash withdrawal with credit card, it is recommended to use CUP debit card for cash withdrawal by cardholders abroad.
How to Identify ATMs that Can Accept CUP Card
All ATMs bearing CUP logo or 
on the machine or screen can accept CUP card.
Chinese-English Interface
At present only English interface is available, while Chinese-English interface will be installed later for language selection by cardholders.
Operation for Cash Withdrawal
Most ATMs will dispense cash before returning the card; the cardholders shall follow the screen prompt for operation.
Charges and Cash Withdrawal Limits
For cash withdrawal on ATM with CUP card abroad, as per the stipulations by competent state authorities, the daily accumulative cash withdrawal per CUP debit card shall not exceed the equivalent of RMB 10,000 in foreign currency. Please consult respective issuing bank for the daily cash withdrawal limit for CUP credit card.
Certain amount of commission fee will be charged by issuing bank for cash withdrawal abroad. Please consult respective issuing bank for specific rate, number of times for cash withdrawal every day with single card, cash withdrawal limit per time, accumulative cash withdrawal limit, etc.
Compared to the other bankcard network, 1%-2% currency conversion fee can be exempted for cash withdrawal via CUP network. The amount of local currency withdrawn will be directly converted into RMB amount based on the market exchange rate, and timely debited into the cardholder’s RMB account by the issuing bank.
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