Cameroon

Africa · Middle Africa

Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: Yaoundé

Quick facts about Cameroon

Official name	Republic of Cameroon
Capital	Yaoundé
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	28,372,687 people (world rank 52)
Area	475,442 km²
Density	60 people/km²
Share of world population	0.35% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$48.8 billion
Urbanisation	55.1% urban population
Life expectancy	63.7 years
Currency	Central African CFA franc (Fr) — XAF
Languages	English, French
Internet domain	`.cm`
Calling code	+237
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,720 · see world ranking
Internet Users	42.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	41.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	41% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Cameroon did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Central African Republic Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Nigeria

The geographic position is roughly 6°, 12°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.