Official Name: Republique du Cameroun (French) Republic of Cameroon

Currency:  Franc

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Hemisphere: Northern-above equator Southern-below equator

Continent: Africa

Location: Between W and central Africa. Neighbors: Nigeria on NW, Chad, Central Africa Republic on E, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea on S.

Area: 183,569 sq mi, 475,442 sq km

Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly 180)

Population: (2007) 18,060,000

Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 100.4, persons per sq km 38.8

Principal Language(s): English, French (both official), 24 major African language
groups

Religions: Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Capital: Yaoundé

Capital Population: 1,434,700

Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 23.2 degrees Celsius, 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit
                                                 
Major Cities: Douala 1,532,800, Garoua 409,000, Kousseri 332,900, Bamenda 298,500

Topography: A low coastal plain with rain forests is in S, plateaus in center lead to forested mountains in W, including Mt. Cameroon, 13,435 ft. grasslands in N lead to marshes around Lake Chad

Economy: G.D.P. $ 40.01 billion

G.D.P. per Capita: $ 2,300

Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 35.6 (world avg. 20.3) . Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 13.0 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 4.58. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 51.7 years; female 53.0 years

 

Government Website: www.spm.gov.cm

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.