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CAMEROON

general data of the country

General useful information

Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.

Nation and population

official name (short form): Cameroon / Cameroun

country code ISO: CM [CMR] //; - FIPS: CM

location: Central/West Africa

time zone: +1 UT

surface (land) area: 465400 sq.km = 179691 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 475439 sq.km = 183519 sq.mi

geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 13° N / South: 2° N / East: 16° E / West: 8° E

borders (land): Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea

borders (coastline): Gulf of Guinea [of the Atlantic Ocean]

climate: tropical

Government

independent since: 1960-05-20

type of government: republic

capital: Yaoundé

administrative division: province (10)

Population

population according to the latest census (1987): 10493,655 or 10516,232

total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 15421,937 /; or: 14876,000 //; 2001: 15203,000 //; 2002: 15769,000

population density: 32 per sq.km = 83 per sq.mi

population growth: 3,1% //; - doubling time: 25 years

birth rate: 36 - 47 per 1000

death rate: 12 - 14 per 1000

fertility rate: 6 children per female

maternal mortality: 300 per 100,000

infant mortality (in the first year of life): 166 per 1000

infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 78 - 95 per 1000

life expectancy: 52-55 years (male: 51-54; female: 53-57)

age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 48% //; - 60+ years: 5%

urbanisation: 52% //; - urbanisation growth: 7,5%

percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 21%

Ethnic composition, language, religion

ethnic groups: Fang 20%, Bamileke 18, Bulu, Yaundé, Duala 15, Fulbe 10, Mbum, Kirdi, Fulani 10, Hausa 1

languages: French, English; Sudanic, Bantu

religious affiliation: Animist 25%; Sunnî Muslim 22%; Roman Catholic 21 - 35%; Protestant 18%

Health

daily food intake: 2209 calories per capita

population with access to safe water: 41% [FW 2000: 58%]

people per physician: 13510 - 14286

people per hospital bed:

Education, literacy

school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100%

school enrolment: secondary education: 26%

school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: < 1%

adult literacy: 63% (male: 75%; female: 52%) [FW 2000 m: 79% ; f: 64%]

Economy and infrastructure

Economy and trade

currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes

annual inflation rate: 25% [FW 1990-2001: 5%]

population below poverty line: 33%

Gross Domestic Product: USD 550 - 800 per capita

GNI USD 580 per capita //; - [ppp: 1590 - 1910]

GDP growth: 2%

income: USD 650 - 940 per capita

import: USD 1204 per capita //; - export: USD 1758 per capita

trade: USD 310 per capita //; - or 36% of GDP

trade partners: FR DE BE US NL JP NG IT ES

human development index: 0,506 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 125

female labour force: 38%

unemployment: 30%

tourism: 0,135 million

Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy

land use: arable land: 15% //; - grass land: 18% //; - wooded area: 53% //; - arid land and desert: %

agriculture: labour force: 74-79% [FW 2002: 58%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 27% [FW 2002: 43%]

agricultural products: millet, cocoa, coffee, bananas, timber, sugar cane, cassava, plantains, maize, cotton

livestock (million): cattle: 5,9 / goats: 4,4 / pigs: 1,4 / poultry: 30 / sheep: 3,8

fish catch: 95000 - 112159 metric tonnes

industry: labour force: 5-7% //; - part of industry in GDP: 22% [FW 2002: 20%]

industrial products: hydroelectricitity, cement, aluminium, food processing, oil production & refining

mining products: natural oil & gas, bauxite, tin, limestone, iron ore, uranium, gold, marble, pozzolana

CO2 emission per capita: 0,1

services: labour force: 14-22% //; - part of services in GDP: 51% [FW 2002: 38%]

energy use (kg per capita): 419

electricity use (per capita): 184

annual water use (per capita): 38

Traffic, communication

road network: 34300; or: 52214 km //; - of which paved: 13% [4288] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km

vehicles: 6 - 7 per 1000 // international license plate: CAM

railways: 1016-1104 km //; - railways passenger/km: 398

navigable inland waterways: 2090 km

ownership telephone: 4,5 - 7 per 1000 // international dialling code: +237

ownership radio receivers: 115 - 325 per 1000

ownership tv-sets: 32 - 75 per 1000

newspaper circulation: 4 per 1000

persons per post office: 53100

personal computers: 3 per 1000

Some physical landmarks

mountains: Fako [Cameroon Mt.] 4095 m, Mt. Oku 3011, Mts. Bambouto 2740

lowest point: sea level

lakes (natural): Tchad, Lagdo, Mbakaou

lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown

lakes (deepest): unknown

rivers: Sanago

canals: unknown

waterfalls: unknown

caves: longest system: unknown / deepest:

islands: none

deserts: none

other natural features:

Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information

other important features:

apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's

primary sources used for the general information:

BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks

particulars concerning population data:

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