Bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Cameroon shares borders with the Central African Republic (CAR), Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Chad. The regions bordering Nigeria (Northwest and Southwest) are English-speaking, while the rest of the country is French-speaking. Cameroon, rich in natural resources (oil and gas, minerals, and precious woods) and agricultural resources (coffee, cotton, cocoa, maize, and cassava), is a lower-middle-income country. Cameroon's economy is the largest and most diversified in the region, accounting for 451,000 tons of CEMAC's GDP in 2021.
Official name: Republic of Cameroon / Republic of Cameroon
Head of State: Mr. Paul Biya, President of the Republic
Area: 475,442 km²
Capital: Yaounde
Main cities: Douala, Yaounde, Bafoussam, Garoua, Maroua
Official languages: French, English
Cash : CFA franc
National holiday: May 20
Population : 27.8 million inhabitants (2022)
Life expectancy: 60.3 years (2021)
Population growth: 2.5% per year (2021)
Religions: Christianity (35-40%), Islam (15-20%), animism (45%)
GDP: 45.24 billion $ US (2021)
GDP per capita: 1,661.7 $ US (2021)
GDP growth: 4.3% in 2022 (forecast) 3.5% in 2021, 0.5% in 2020 (IMF)
Inflation : 6.251TP3Q in 2022, 2.31TP3Q in 2021, 2.51TP3Q in 2020
Unemployment : 3.9% of the population (modeled ILO estimate 2021)
Forest area: 43% of the territory or 22 million hectares
Access to electricity: 64.7% of the population (2020)
Internet users: 38% of the population (2020)
Seats held by women in national parliaments: 34% (2021)