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Population Cameroon.population Cameroon
| Population :
| 16 063 678.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 42%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 3 416 086.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 3 334 904.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 54,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 4 425 246.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 4 370 329.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,20%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 233 506.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 283 607.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 18.5 years .
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| Median age male :
| 18.3 years .
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| Median age female :
| 18.6 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.97% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 35.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 15.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.82 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 73.16 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 65.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 47.95 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 47.1 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 48.83 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.55 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 6.9% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 560,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 49,000 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Cameroonian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Cameroonian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% .
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| Religions :
| indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% .
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| Languages :
| 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 79%.
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| Literacy male :
| 84,70%.
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| Literacy female :
| 73.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties legalized in 1990) .
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| Independence :
| 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) .
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| National holiday :
| Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) .
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| Suffrage :
| 20 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Because of its oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it faces many of the serious problems facing other underdeveloped countries, such as a top-heavy civil service and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. In June 2000, the government completed an IMF-sponsored, three-year structural adjustment program; however, the IMF is pressing for more reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. International oil and cocoa prices have considerable impact on the economy. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 48% (2000 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17% .
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| Agriculture products :
| coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber .
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| Industries :
| petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber .
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| Exports commodities :
| crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton .
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| Exports partners :
| Spain 21.9%, Italy 13.4%, France 10.8%, Netherlands 10.6%, US 7.5%, China 4.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) .
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| Imports partners :
| Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) .
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| Internet users :
| 60,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| O Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres,
va debout et jaloux de ta liberté,
comme un soleil ton drapeau fier doit etre,
un symbole ardent de foi et d'unité,
Refrain :
Chère Patrie, Terre chérie,
Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur,
Notre joie, notre vie,
En toi l'amour et le grand honneur.
Que tous tes enfants du Nord et Sud,
De l'Est à l'Ouest soit tout amour,
Te servir que ce soit le seul but,
pour remplir leur devoir toujours ;
Refrain :
Chère Patrie, Terre chérie,
Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur,
Notre joie, notre vie,
En toi l'amour et le grand honneur..
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