is contonou a state?? and where is that place at? i think benin is the country right?

Answer 1

Right... It's in Benin (which used to be Dahomey).

Except it isn't Contonou, but COTONOU

The Capital of Benin is Porto Novo.

Cotonou and Ouidah are the other two main cities. All three are on the coast of the Gulf of Benin.

Benin limits to the west with TOGO, to the east with NIGERIA and to the north with UPPER VOLTA and NIGER

Answer 2

Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin (Africa). The city lies in the south east of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Nokoué Lake. The name 'Cotonou' means 'the mouth of the river of death'.