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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Cameroon |
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| Capital | name: Yaounde geographic coordinates: 3 52 N, 11 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 18,060,382 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +1 |
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria see map |
| Area | total: 475,440 sq km land: 469,440 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% |
| Religions | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| Languages | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Government type | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
| National holiday | Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) |
| Constitution | 20 May 1972 approved by referendum, adopted 2 June 1972; revised January 1996 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system, with common law influence; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| 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 an ethnic oligarchy headed by President Paul BIYA. |
| Internet country code | .cm |
