VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — AFRICA
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CAMEROON
République du Cameroun
CM · CMR
INDEPENDENT 1960
HOME TO WEST/CENTRAL AFRICA'S HIGHEST PEAK
POPULATION
28.6M
AREA
475,442 km²
CAPITAL
Yaoundé
CURRENCY
XAF
GDP / CAPITA
$1,700
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Mount Cameroon, 4,040 m
LOWEST POINT
Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
402 km
LAND BORDERS
4,591 km, 6 countries
TERRAIN
Coastal plain, western volcanic highlands, central plateau, semi-arid north.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
3.87°N, 11.52°E
TIME ZONE
WAT, UTC+1 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Nigeria
Chad
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Christianity ~63%, Islam ~24%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
60 years
HDI
0.576 — Medium (rank 153)
LANGUAGES
FrenchOFFICIAL
EnglishOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Petroleum
Aluminum
Food processing
Light consumer goods
Timber
TOP EXPORTS
Crude oil
Cocoa
Timber
Aluminum
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Petroleum products
Foodstuffs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 20%
Forest, 40%
Other, 40%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
6.8M
1970
9.1M
1980
12.2M
1990
15.9M
2000
20.3M
2010
26.5M
2020
28.6M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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