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Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon
Quick facts
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Population
- 25 m
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (Fr)
- Demonym
- Cameroonian
- UN member
- Yes
How Cameroon compares
Economy size$53 B
89th of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 10 in Middle Africa
Income per person$1,830
140th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 10 in Middle Africa
Life expectancy64.0 yrs
157th of 179 worldwide · 5th of 10 in Middle Africa
Internet access46.3%
137th of 179 worldwide · 5th of 10 in Middle Africa
Military spending$535 M
103rd of 163 worldwide · 5th of 9 in Middle Africa
Highlights
GDP
$53 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$1,830
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
64.0 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
46.3%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
5.5%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Sao of Lake Chad and the Bantu cradle of the Grassfields to a German colony, a divided trusteeship, and a bilingual republic still seeking its unity.
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