Cameroon - The World Factbook (original) (raw)
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Introduction
Background
Geography
Location
Geographic coordinates
Map references
Area
comparison ranking: total 56
Area - comparative
Area comparison map
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Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Climate
Terrain
Elevation
Natural resources
Land use
Irrigated land
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Population distribution
Natural hazards
Geography - note
People and Society
Population
comparison rankings: female 51; male 50; total 51
Nationality
Ethnic groups
Languages
French audio sample
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Religions
Demographic profile
Age structure
2023 population pyramid
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Dependency ratios
Median age
comparison ranking: total 216
Population growth rate
comparison ranking: 14
Birth rate
comparison ranking: 13
Death rate
comparison ranking: 102
Net migration rate
comparison ranking: 114
Population distribution
Urbanization
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Major urban areas - population
Sex ratio
Mother's mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
comparison ranking: 21
Infant mortality rate
comparison ranking: total 23
Life expectancy at birth
comparison ranking: total population 209
Total fertility rate
comparison ranking: 16
Gross reproduction rate
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physician density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
comparison ranking: 135
Alcohol consumption per capita
comparison ranking: total 94
Tobacco use
comparison ranking: total 155
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
comparison ranking: 53
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
Child marriage
Education expenditures
comparison ranking: 152
Literacy
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Environment
Environment - current issues
Environment - international agreements
Climate
Land use
Urbanization
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Food insecurity
Revenue from forest resources
comparison ranking: 27
Revenue from coal
comparison ranking: 183
Air pollutants
Waste and recycling
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Government
Country name
Government type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Independence
National holiday
Legal system
Constitution
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Political parties
International organization participation
Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
National symbol(s)
National anthem
National heritage
Economy
Economic overview
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
comparison ranking: 85
Real GDP growth rate
comparison ranking: 78
Real GDP per capita
comparison ranking: 179
GDP (official exchange rate)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
comparison ranking: 146
Credit ratings
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
comparison rankings: services 135; industry 94; agriculture 48
GDP - composition, by end use
Agricultural products
Industries
Industrial production growth rate
comparison ranking: 84
Labor force
comparison ranking: 49
Unemployment rate
comparison ranking: 68
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
comparison ranking: total 164
Population below poverty line
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
comparison ranking: 34
Average household expenditures
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Remittances
Budget
Public debt
comparison ranking: 143
Taxes and other revenues
comparison ranking: 172
Current account balance
comparison ranking: 150
Exports
comparison ranking: 122
Exports - partners
Exports - commodities
Imports
comparison ranking: 126
Imports - partners
Imports - commodities
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
comparison ranking: 97
Debt - external
comparison ranking: 40
Exchange rates
Energy
Electricity access
Electricity
comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 123; consumption 123; installed generating capacity 125; imports 112
Electricity generation sources
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
comparison ranking: total emissions 122
Energy consumption per capita
comparison ranking: 171
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 72
Telephones - mobile cellular
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 56
Telecommunication systems
Broadcast media
Internet country code
Internet users
comparison ranking: total 54
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
comparison ranking: total 79
Transportation
National air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports
comparison ranking: 108
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
comparison ranking: total 89
Roadways
comparison ranking: total 66
Waterways
Merchant marine
comparison ranking: total 67
Ports
Military and Security
Military and security forces
Military expenditures
comparison ranking: 123
Military and security service personnel strengths
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Military service age and obligation
Military deployments
Military - note
Terrorism
Terrorist group(s)
Transnational Issues
Refugees and internally displaced persons
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