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Geography
Area (km²)475,440947,300
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)472,710885,800
Water area (km²)2,73061,500
Land boundaries (km)5,0184,161
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Coastline (km)4021,424
Mean elevation (m)6671,018
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)4,0455,895
People
Population27,744,98958,552,845
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
ReligionRoman CatholicChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonUnited Republic of Tanzania
Short country nameCameroonTanzania
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonJamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonTanzania
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalYaoundeDar es Salaam
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,000162,500,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,00051,760,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.56
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,7003,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.525
Labor force9,912,00024,890,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.310.3
Population below poverty line (%)3022.8
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,0007,873,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,0008,818,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.251.21
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.315.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-1.8
Public debt (% of GDP)36.937
Inflation rate (%)0.65.3
Central bank discount rate (%)4.258.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1317.62
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,0005,002,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,0005,002,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,0009,045,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,0001,803,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-1,464,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,0004,971,000,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,0007,869,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,0005,301,000,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,00017,660,000,000
1National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsTanzanian shillings
National currency (code)XAFTZS
National currency (symbol)FCFA-
National currency rate to USD605.32



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