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| Facts |
| Official name |
Republic
of Cameroon |
| Capital |
Yaound� |
| Area |
475,442
sq km |
| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
| Total |
54.4
years (2002 estimate) |
| Female |
55.2
years (2002 estimate) |
| Male |
53.5
years (2002 estimate) |
| Infant mortality rate |
69
deaths per 1,000 live births (2002 estimate) |
| Population per physician |
15,546
people (1999) |
| Population per hospital bed |
392
people (1990) |
| Literacy rate |
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| Total |
94.2
percent (2001 estimate) |
| Female |
94.1
percent (2001 estimate) |
| Male |
94.3
percent (2001 estimate) |
| Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) |
2.7
percent (1998) |
| Number of years of compulsory schooling |
6
years (1998) |
| Number of students per teacher, primary school |
52
students per teacher (1998) |
| Government |
| Form of government |
Multiparty republic |
| Voting qualifications |
Universal
at age 21 |
| Constitution |
20
May 1972; amended December 1995 |
| Armed forces |
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| Total number of military personnel |
22,100
(2001) |
| Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) |
1.4
percent (2000) |
| Energy, Communications, and Transportation |
| Electricity production |
| Electricity from thermal sources |
2.59
percent (1999 estimate) |
| Electricity from hydroelectric sources |
97.41
percent (1999 estimate) |
| Electricity from nuclear sources |
0
percent (1999 estimate) |
| Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources |
0
percent (1999 estimate) |
| Number of radios per 1,000 people |
163
(1997) |
| Number of telephones per 1,000 people |
6
(1999) |
| Number of televisions per 1,000 people |
32
(1997 estimate) |
| Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people |
0.01
(2000) |
| Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people |
7
(1996) |
| Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people |
12
(1997) |
| Paved road as a share of total roads |
13
percent (1999) |
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| People |
| Population |
16,184,748
(2002 estimate) |
| Population growth |
| Population growth rate |
2.36
percent (2002 estimate) |
| Population density |
34
persons per sq km (2002 estimate) |
| Urban/rural distribution |
| Share urban |
49
percent (2000 estimate) |
| Share rural |
51
percent (2000 estimate) |
| Largest cities, with population |
| Douala |
1,500,000
(1997 estimate) |
| Yaound� |
1,000,000
(1997 estimate) |
| Nkongsamba |
130,000
(1991 estimate) |
| Bafoussam |
120,000
(1992 estimate) |
| Ethnic groups |
| There are some 200 groups, the largest of which are the Fang,
Bamileke, Fulani, and Pahouin (Beti). Most
groups make up less than 1 percent of the
population. |
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French
(official) |
| Religious affiliations |
| Christian |
53
percent |
| Indigenous beliefs |
25
percent |
| Muslim |
22
percent |
| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) |
$8.9
billion (2000) |
| GDP per capita (U.S.$) |
$600
(2000) |
| GDP by economic sector |
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| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
43.8
percent (2000) |
| Industry |
20.2
percent (2000) |
| Services |
35.9
percent (2000) |
| Employment |
| Number of workers |
6,058,995
(2000) |
| Workforce share of economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
70
percent (1990) |
| Industry |
9
percent (1990) |
| Services |
21
percent (1990) |
| Unemployment rate |
Not
available |
| National budget (U.S.$) |
| Total revenue |
$1,409
million (1999) |
| Total expenditure |
$1,396
million (1999) |
| Monetary unit |
| 1 Communaute Financi�re Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of
100 centimes |
| Major trade partners for exports |
| European Union (EU) countries (particularly France), Italy, Spain,
African countries, South Korea, United States |
| Major trade partners for imports |
| EU countries (especially France and Germany), African countries,
Japan, United States |
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