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Comparison of Cameroon and Yemen [S]ave

Attribute
Cameroon
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Yemen
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Geography
Area (km²)475,440527,968
ContinentAfricaAsia
Land area (km²)472,710527,968
Water area (km²)2,7300
Land boundaries (km)5,0181,601
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
Coastline (km)4021,906
Mean elevation (m)667999
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)4,0453,666
People
Population27,744,98929,884,405
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • Arabic
ReligionRoman CatholicMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonRepublic of Yemen
Short country nameCameroonYemen
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonAl Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonAl Yaman
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
  • Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
Government typePresidential republicIn transition
CapitalYaoundeSanaa
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,00073,630,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,00031,270,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.5-5.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,7002,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.5-1.9
Labor force9,912,0007,425,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.327
Population below poverty line (%)3054
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,0002,821,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,0004,458,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.253.98
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.39
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-5.2
Public debt (% of GDP)36.974.5
Inflation rate (%)0.624.7
Central bank discount rate (%)4.25-
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1330
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,0004,736,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,0004,736,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,0002,326,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-1,236,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,000384,500,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,0004,079,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,000245,400,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,0007,068,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsYemeni rials
National currency (code)XAFYER
National currency (symbol)FCFA
National currency rate to USD605.3275



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