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Cameroon

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Background :

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 a slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

6 00 N, 12 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 8.49
North 13.08
East 16.19
South 1.65

Area :

total 475 440 square km
land 472 710 square km
water 2 730 square km

Land boundaries :

total 4 591 km
Central African Republic (cf) 797 km
Chad (td) 1 094 km
Republic of the Congo 523 km
Equatorial Guinea (gq) 189 km
Gabon (ga) 298 km
Nigeria (ng) 1 690 km

Coastline :

402.00 km

Climate :

varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north 

Terrain :

diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 4 095 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite hydropower
iron ore petroleum
timber

Land use :

arable land 12.54 %
permanent crops 2.52 %
other 84.94 %

Irrigated land :

260 square km

Natural hazards :

volcanic activity

current issues :

waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

18 879 301 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.19 %
Birth rate 34.10 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.33 children born/woman
Death rate 12.20 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 40.90 %
15-64 years 55.90 %
65 years and over 3.30 %

Median age :

total 19.20 years
male 19.00 years
female 19.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.85 male(s)/female
total population 1.01 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 63.34 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 53.69 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 52.89 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 54.52 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 5.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 540 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 39 000

Religions :

indigenous beliefs 40.00 %
Christian 40.00 %
Muslim 20.00 %

Languages :

African language groups  
English  
French  

Literacy :

total population 67.90 %
male 77.00 %
female 59.80 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Cameroon
conventional short form Cameroon
local long form Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
local short form Cameroun/Cameroon
former French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CM
ISO Numeric 120
ISO3 CMR
FIPS CM
ccTLD cm
English Cameroon

Administrative divisions :

10 regions (regions, singular - region); Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, North-West (Nord-Ouest), Ouest, Sud, South-West (Sud-Ouest) 

Capital :

name Yaounde
geographic coordinates 3 52 N, 11 31 E
time difference 1.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AU AfDB
BDEAC C
CEMAC FAO
FZ G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt (signatory) ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MONUC NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW PCA
UN UNAMID
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1960-01-01 

National holiday :

Republic Day

1972-05-20

Executive branch :

President Paul BIYA Prime Minister Philemon YANG

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 42 550 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 21 820 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -1.50 %
PPP - per capita 2 300 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 19.80 %
industry 29.70 %
services 50.40 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 70.00 %
industry 13.00 %
services 17.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 7 313 000 people
Unemployment rate 30.00 %
Population below poverty line 48.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 44.60
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 18.10 % of GDP
Current account balance - 673 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2 922 000 000 $
Debt external 2 929 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.30 % of GDP
Public debt 14.30 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.30 %
highest 10% 35.40 %

Budget :

revenues 3 838 000 000 $
expenditures 3 781 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cocoa
coffee cotton
grain livestock
oilseed root starches
rubber timber

Industries :

aluminum production food processing
light consumer goods petroleum production and refining
ship repair textiles
timber

Energy :

Electricity Production 5 601 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 4 801 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 81 720 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 26 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 107 100 bbl/day
Oil Imports 45 520 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 200 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 20 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 20 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 135 100 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

3 409 000 000 $

Commodities :

aluminum cocoa beans
coffee cotton
crude oil and petroleum products timber

Value :

3 739 000 000 $

Commodities :

electrical equipment food
fuels machinery
transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 198 300
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 6 161 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 9
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) cm
Internet Hosts 70
Internet Users 725 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 11
Pipelines - oil 889 km
Roadways - total 50 000 km
Roadways - paved 5 000 km
Roadways - unpaved 45 000 km
Railways 987 km

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