| Country (long form) |
Republic of Cameroon |
| Capital |
Yaounde |
| Total Area |
183,568.41 sq mi
475,440.00 sq km
(slightly larger than California) |
| Population |
15,803,220 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
34,662,366 |
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Literacy |
63.4% total, 75.0% male, 52.1% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| Life Expectancy |
53.76 male, 55.44 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties legalized in 1990) |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber |
| Agriculture |
coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber |
| Arable Land |
13% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
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