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| Country |
: |
Republic of Cameroon |
| Capital |
: |
Yaounde |
| Total Area |
: |
183,568.41 sq mi
475,440.00 sq km
(slightly larger than
California) |
| Population |
: |
15,803,220 (July 2001 est.)
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 |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
34,662,366 |
| Languages |
: |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French
(official) |
| Literacy |
: |
63.4% total, 75.0% male, 52.1% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim
20% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
53.76 male, 55.44 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition
parties legalized in 1990) |
| Currency |
: |
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Petroleum production and refining, food processing, light
consumer goods, textiles, lumber |
| Agriculture |
: |
Coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root
starches; livestock; timber |
| Arable Land |
: |
13% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
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