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Comparison of Cameroon and Gabon [S]ave

Attribute
Gabon
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Cameroon
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Geography
Area (km²)267,667475,440
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)257,667472,710
Water area (km²)10,0002,730
Land boundaries (km)3,2615,018
1Border countries
  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
Coastline (km)885402
Mean elevation (m)377667
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1,5754,045
People
Population2,230,90827,744,989
Official languages
  • French
  • English
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameGabonese RepublicRepublic of Cameroon
Short country nameGabonCameroon
Long local nameRepublique GabonaiseRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
Short local nameGabonCameroun/Cameroon
Former name-
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalLibrevilleYaounde
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)36,660,000,00089,540,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)14,930,000,00034,990,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)0.53.5
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)18,1003,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.625.5
Labor force557,8009,912,000
Unemployment rate (%)284.3
Population below poverty line (%)34.330
Budget revenues (USD)2,634,000,0005,363,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)2,914,000,0006,556,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.531.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)17.615.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.9-3.4
Public debt (% of GDP)62.736.9
Inflation rate (%)2.70.6
Central bank discount rate (%)34.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1513
Stock of narrow money (USD)2,357,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)2,357,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,910,000,0006,154,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-230,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-725,000,000-932,000,000
Exports (USD)5,564,000,0004,732,000,000
Imports (USD)2,829,000,0004,812,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)981,600,0003,235,000,000
External debt (USD)6,490,000,0009,375,000,000
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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