| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers |
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| National Day |
May 20 |
| Capital City |
Yaoundé |
| Other Major Cities |
Douala, Bamenda, Bafoussam, Garoua, Maroua |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
(6 00 N, 12 00 E) Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
2,730 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
5,018 km |
| Border Countries |
| 6 border countries: Central African Republic (901 km); Chad (1,116 km); Republic of the Congo (494 km); Equatorial Guinea (183 km); Gabon (349 km); Nigeria (1,975 km) |
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| Coastline |
402 km |
| Climate and Weather |
| Cameroon extends from 2° to 13° N which gives it almost all the characteristics of intertropical climates which generally include hot, moist and dry conditions. The south has an equatorial climate up to latitude 6° N; the rest, between latitudes 6° and 13° N, has a tropical climate. Relief and oceanic effects modify local climates. Generally temperatures and temperature ranges increase from south to north and from the coast to the hinterland, but altitude has a strong influence: for example Yaoundé with 23.5°C is at altitude while Garoua in the Benue depression has an average temperature of 28°C. In the south, temperatures are relatively constant; temperature ranges in the north are much greater. |
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| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Cameroonian |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
28,647,290 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.59 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
| 4.3 Births per Woman (2023) |
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| Population Density, per km2 |
60.6 Persons (2023) |
| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 615 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 44,341,646,508 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
3.65 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,178 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
6,043,313,217 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Netherlands, India, France, Spain, China |
| Merchandise Imports |
8,925,136,404 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, France, Russia, India, Nigeria |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
929,543,007 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Bangladesh, Chad, Malaysia, Gabon, Nigeria |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
1,876,558,935 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Nigeria, Malaysia, Türkiye, Mauritania, Egypt |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Plantains; Cassava; Bananas; Tomatoes; Taro (cocoyam); Indigenous cattle meat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +01:00 |
| Country Code |
237 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / E |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
119 |
| Fire |
118 |
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| Presidency |
https://www.prc.cm/en/ |
| Prime Ministry |
http://www.spm.gov.cm/en/prime-minister.html |
| Parliament |
http://www.assnat.cm |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
http://www.minader.cm |
| Ministry of Basic Education |
http://www.minesec.cm |
| Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development |
http://www.minepat.gov.cm |
| Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training |
https://www.minefop.gov.cm |
| Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection |
http://www.minep.gov.cm |
| Ministry of External Relations |
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| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.minfi.gov.cm |
| Ministry of Higher Education |
http://www.minesec.cm |
| Ministry of Public Health |
http://www.minsante.cm |
| Ministry of Tourism |
http://www.mintour.gov.cm |
| Ministry of Water and Energy |
http://www.minee.cm |
| Ministry of Women and Family Protection |
http://www.minproff.cm |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.statistics-cameroon.org/ |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
https://www.beac.int/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.minesup.gov.cm |
