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Capital Cameroon : |
Yaounde .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Cameroon :
| Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km .
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| Climate Cameroon :
| varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north .
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| Life expectancy Cameroon :
| 47.95 years .
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| Fertility rate Cameroon :
| 4.55 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Cameroon :
| unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties legalized in 1990) .
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| Population Cameroon :
| 16 063 678.
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| Area Total Cameroon :
| 475,440 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Cameroon :
| 110,900 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Cameroon :
| 1.077 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Cameroon :
| 237.
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| Sex ratio total Cameroon :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Cameroon ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Cameroon ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Cameroon ratio 65 :
| 0.82 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Cameroon :
| $-564 million (2003) |
| HIV Cameroon :
| 6.9% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Cameroon :
| 48% (2000 est.) |
| Literacy Cameroon :
| 79% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Cameroon :
| 1,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Cameroon :
| 36.6% (1996) |
| Inflation Cameroon :
| 2.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Cameroon :
| 30% (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Cameroon :
| 60,000 (2002) |
| Location Cameroon :
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
| Geographic Coordinates Cameroon :
| 6 00 N, 12 00 E |
| Religion Cameroon :
| indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| Administrative region Cameroon :
| 10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest |
| Terrain Cameroon :
| diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north |
| Elevation extremes lowest Cameroon :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Cameroon :
| Fako (on Mount Cameroon) 4,095 m |
| Natural resources Cameroon :
| petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Cameroon :
| 12,81% |
| Land use permanentcrops Cameroon :
| 2,58% |
| Irrigated land Cameroon :
| 330 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Cameroon :
| volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
| Environment current issues Cameroon :
| water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing |
| Geography note Cameroon :
| sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano |
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