Cameroon, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Yaounde, capital city of Cameroon

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Cameroon is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Cameroon
Cameroon is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent
Cameroon has a population of	28,372,687 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Cameroon are called Cameroonians
The country’s total area is	475,440 Km² ( 295,424 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	137
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Cameroon HDI ranks in position nº 148 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.600 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Cameroon’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 53 countries Cameroon passport ranks in position nº 85 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Cameroon GDP per capita is	$1,865 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Cameroon ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Cameroon EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 445 ranks 97th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	6° 00' N, 12° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Cameroon Capital city	Yaounde
Neighbouring countries	Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo Republic, Nigeria.
Cameroon Climate	varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Franc (XAF)
Internet ccTLD	.cm
Cameroon calling code	+237

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