Republic of Cameroon | |
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Capital | Yaoundé 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E |
Official languages | English • French |
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Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential constitutional republic |
Paul Biya | |
Joseph Ngute | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
National Assembly | |
Independence from France | |
• Declared | 1 January 1960 |
• Union with the former British Cameroons | 1 October 1961 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (53rd) |
• Water (%) | 0.57 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 26,545,864 (51st) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (167th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $95.068 billion (93rd) |
• Per capita | $3,820 (152nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $38.445 billion (98th) |
• Per capita | $1,544 (152nd) |
Gini (2014) | 46.6 high |
HDI (2019) | 0.563 medium · 153rd |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +237 |
ISO 3166 code | CM |
Internet TLD | .cm |
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Cameroon (officially called the Republic of Cameroon) is a country in west Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé. The largest city in Cameroon is Douala. The population of Cameroon is about 20 million. Cameroon's president is Paul Biya. They speak nearly 250 languages in Cameroon. French and English are the official languages.
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