Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon is called Africa in miniature for holding desert, rainforest, savannah and coast within one country. Both English and French are official languages.

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Easy learning about Cameroon

The capital city of Cameroon is Yaounde, capital city of Cameroon.

Word: MountCameroon

Meaning: volcanic summit

Administrative Divisions

10 regions:

Adamawa
Centre
East
Far North
Littoral
North
Northwest
South
Southwest
West

Regions of Cameroon map

Cameroon is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Central Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.

0250 km (155 mi)500 km (311 mi)750 km (466 mi)1000 km (621 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), above 2500 m (8200 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Yaounde, capital city of Cameroon

Population: 29,879,337 (UN)

Area: 475,440 km² / 295,424 sq mi

People from Cameroon are called: Cameroonians

Geography

Latitude: 4.585° N

Longitude: 12.473° E

Geographical Subregion: Central Africa (Middle Africa)

Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continental Region: Africa

Borders

Chad — Land border
Central African Republic — Land border
Gabon — Land border
Equatorial Guinea — Land border
Congo Republic — Land border
Nigeria — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 86 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 49

Climate

varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 97 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 445 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 137 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.634 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $1,984 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 159

Currency: Franc

Currency Code: XAF

Human Development

HDI Rank: 155 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.588

Mean Years of Schooling: 6.6

Expected Years of Schooling: 10.8

Life Expectancy at Birth: 63.7 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Protestant

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: Yes

Maximum Prison Sentence: 5 Years

Maximum Fine: Yes

Physical Punishment: No

Technical Information

TLD: .cm

Calling Code: +237

MapGeo Name: Cameroon

MapGeo Code: CM

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