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Aliases: Cameroun/Cameroon, French Cameroon, Kamerun, Republic of Cameroon, Republique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonObject «Cameroon» was created due to
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| Attribute | Value |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 475,440 km² |
| Continent | Africa |
| Land area | 472,710 km² |
| Water area | 2,730 km² |
| Land boundaries | 5,018 km |
| Border countries |
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| Coastline | 402 km |
| Mean elevation | 667 m |
| Lowest point | 0 m |
| Highest point | 4,045 m |
| People | |
| Population | 27,744,989 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Republic of Cameroon |
| Short country name | Cameroon |
| Long local name | Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon |
| Short local name | Cameroun/Cameroon |
| Former name |
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| Government type | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Yaounde |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 89,540,000,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | 34,990,000,000 USD |
| GDP (real growth rate) | 3.5 % |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 3,700 USD |
| Gross national saving | 25.5 % of GDP |
| Labor force | 9,912,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 % |
| Population below poverty line | 30 % |
| Budget revenues | 5,363,000,000 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 6,556,000,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | 1.25 % of GDP |
| Taxes and other revenues | 15.3 % of GDP |
| Budget surplus or deficit | -3.4 % of GDP |
| Public debt | 36.9 % of GDP |
| Inflation rate | 0.6 % |
| Central bank discount rate | 4.25 % |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | 13 % |
| Stock of narrow money | 4,857,000,000 USD |
| Stock of broad money | 4,857,000,000 USD |
| Stock of domestic credit | 6,154,000,000 USD |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | 230,000,000 USD |
| Current account balance | -932,000,000 USD |
| Exports | 4,732,000,000 USD |
| Imports | 4,812,000,000 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 3,235,000,000 USD |
| External debt | 9,375,000,000 USD |
| National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
| National currency (code) | XAF |
| National currency (symbol) | FCFA |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 |
French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
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