Country Details
| Land Area |
469,440 sq km |
Population |
14859000 |
| Capital City |
Yaounde |
People |
Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% |
| Language |
French & English |
Religion |
Muslim in North, Christians in the south |
| Government Type |
unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime ( |
Life Expectancy |
54.59 years |
| HIV/AIDS Rate |
7.73% (1999 est.) |
GNP per Capita |
$1,700 |
| Currency |
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note |
Major Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa be |
| National Holiday |
Republic Day, 20 May (1972) |
Dialing Code |
237 |
| Electricity |
110/220V |
Malaria Risk |
High Risk |
| Water Quality |
Unsafe |
Inoculations |
Yellow Fever, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio |
| Crime |
Due to worsening economic situation increase in crime, especially in Yeounde, Douala and Bamenda. Highway robbery on increase in all three northern provinces |
Driving License |
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| Photography |
Permit Required |
Entry Regs |
Passport & Visa |
| Time Zone |
GMT+1 |
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The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy.
