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Attribute
Cameroon
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Gabon
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Geography
Area (km²)475,440267,667
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)472,710257,667
Water area (km²)2,73010,000
Land boundaries (km)5,0183,261
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Republic of the Congo
Coastline (km)402885
Mean elevation (m)667377
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)4,0451,575
People
Population27,744,9892,230,908
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonGabonese Republic
Short country nameCameroonGabon
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonRepublique Gabonaise
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonGabon
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
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Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalYaoundeLibreville
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,00036,660,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,00014,930,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.50.5
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,70018,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.525.6
Labor force9,912,000557,800
Unemployment rate (%)4.328
Population below poverty line (%)3034.3
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,0002,634,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,0002,914,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.251.53
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.317.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-1.9
Public debt (% of GDP)36.962.7
Inflation rate (%)0.62.7
Central bank discount rate (%)4.253
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1315
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,0002,357,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,0002,357,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,0002,910,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-725,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,0005,564,000,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,0002,829,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,000981,600,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,0006,490,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)XAFXAF
National currency (symbol)FCFAFCFA
National currency rate to USD605.3605.3



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