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Comparison of Cameroon and Ethiopia [S]ave

Attribute
Cameroon
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Ethiopia
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Geography
Area (km²)475,4401,104,300
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)472,7101,096,570
Water area (km²)2,7307,730
Land boundaries (km)5,0185,925
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
Coastline (km)4020
Mean elevation (m)6671,330
Lowest point (m)0-125
Highest point (m)4,0454,550
People
Population27,744,989108,113,150
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • Afar
  • Amharic
  • Oromo
  • Somali
  • Tigrigna (Tigrinya)
ReligionRoman CatholicEthiopian Orthodox
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Short country nameCameroonEthiopia
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonItyop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonItyop'iya
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
  • Abyssinia
  • Italian East Africa
Government typePresidential republicFederal parliamentary republic
CapitalYaoundeAddis Ababa
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,000200,600,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,00080,870,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.510.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,7002,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.532.1
Labor force9,912,00052,820,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.317.5
Population below poverty line (%)3029.6
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,00011,240,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,00013,790,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.250.64
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.313.9
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-3.2
Public debt (% of GDP)36.954.2
Inflation rate (%)0.69.9
Central bank discount rate (%)4.25-
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1313.5
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,0009,042,000,000
1Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,0009,042,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,00027,660,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-6,551,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,0003,230,000,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,00015,590,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,0003,013,000,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,00026,050,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsbirr
National currency (code)XAFETB
National currency (symbol)FCFABr
National currency rate to USD605.325



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