Cameroon

Introduction

Capital: Yaounde

Population

Total Population: 18,532,799

Annual growth rate: 2.0%

Density: 40 inhabitant/km²

Urban population: 55.9%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Douala (2,100,000); Yaoundé (1,690,000); Garoua (440,000); Bamenda (400,000); Maroua (320,000).

Ethnic Origins: Cameroonians of the higher regions 31%, Bantous 19%, Kirdis 11%, Fulanis 10%, Bantu from the north-west 8%,Nigritic 7%, other Africans 13%, non Africans represent less than 1%

Official Language: French and English are the official languages of Cameroon.

Other languages spoken: There are close to 200 African dialects.

Business language: In the business environment, French is more frequently used, although English is also used.

Religion: Tribal Religions 51%, Christians 33% (South), Sunni Muslims 16% (North).

Literacy rate: 67.9%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Yaounde

Exchange rate on :

National currency: CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)

Country overview

Type of State: Unitary Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: Cameroon appears to be a lower-middle-income economy (in the inferior bracket), and as a heavily Indebted country..
The Cameroonian economy is based principally on agriculture and petroleum.

HDI*: 0,514/1

HDI (world rank): 150th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Cameroon, dial 00
To call in Cameroon, dial +237

Internet suffix: .cm

Computers: 1.2 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 1.0 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 2.9 per 100 inhabitants

Access to electricity: 47% of the population

Foreign trade in figures

Foreign trade indicators	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Imports of goods (millions USD)	2,214	2,695	2,890	3,179	4,050
Exports of goods (millions USD)	2,483	2,904	3,265	3,849	4,345
Imports of services (millions USD)	1,222	1,485	1,455	1,475	1,481
Exports of services (millions USD)	645	940	687	672	607