
Map of Cameroon
Also Known As: Cameroun
Demonym: Cameroonian
Motto: "Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Population: 19,100,000
(2009)
Government: presidential republic
Capital City: Yaoundé
Capital Coordinates:
3°52′N 11°31′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC +1
Currency: Central African CFA franc
Currency Code: XAF
GDP: $25.0 billion
(2008)
Per Capita Income: $1,196
(2011)
Foreign Debt: $3.1 billion (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: CM
Internet Country Code: .cm
Calling Code: 237
Electrical Generation Capacity: 1115000 kW
Independence: 1960
from France, United Kingdom
Area: 475,440 square km
(472,710 km land)
(2,730 km water)
Coastline: 402 km
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean
(0 m)
Highest Point: Fako on Mount Cameroon
(4,095 m)
Life Expectancy: 54.71 years
Fertility Rate: 4.09 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 59.70 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 5.10% (2007)
Human Development Index: 0.482 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 2.5 (2011)
Literacy: 67.90 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 1
Number of coins in catalogue: 0
Number of stamps in catalogue: 39
Location of Cameroon in Africa
