Cameroon is a country in Central Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. The land has a total area of 475,440 km² and a total coastline of 402 km. This area is approximately 0% of the area of California. The country has about 10 islands. There are direct national borders with the 6 neighbouring countries Central Africa, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon andNigeria. The distance between New York City and the Capital Yaoundé is about 9,360 km.
Due to the critical financial situation, Cameroon is one of the heavily indebted poor countries.
Most important cities in Cameroon
| City | Region | Population |
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| Yaoundé / Capital | Centre | 2,440,000 |
| Douala | Littoral | 2,447,000 |
| Garoua | North Province | 437,000 |
| Kousséri | Far North | 436,000 |
| Bamenda | North-West Province | 394,000 |
| Maroua | Far North | 320,000 |
| Bafoussam | West | 291,000 |
| Mokolo | Far North | 275,000 |
| Ngaoundéré | Adamaoua | 231,000 |
| Bertoua | East | 218,000 |
| Edéa | Littoral | 203,000 |
| Kumba | South-West Province | 144,000 |
| Mbouda | West | 111,000 |
| Ébolowa | South Province | 88,000 |
| Guider | North Province | 85,000 |
| Mbalmayo | Centre | 80,000 |
| Meïganga | Adamaoua | 80,000 |
| Bali | North-West Province | 73,000 |
| Limbe | South-West Province | 72,000 |
| Kribi | South Province | 55,000 |
| Garoua Boulaï | East | 47,000 |
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| Death penalty: | not practiced for 10+ years |
Alliances
- African Union
- Non-Aligned Movement
- CEMAC - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
- Commonwealth of Nations
- OIC - Organization of Islamic Cooperation
- UN - United Nations
- UNESCO
- WTO - World Trade Organization
Languages
mother tongue distribution › Fang 19.7 % › Bamileke-bamum 18.6 % › Duala 10.9 % › Ful 9.6 % › Tikar 7.4 % › Mandara 5.7 % › Maka 4.9 % › Masana 3.9 % other 19.3 % Religions
Branch distribution Christs 40.0% Native religions 40.0% Muslims 20.0% 
Economy more...
(per year)GDP: 30,913.32 M € Exportations: 5,541.6 M € Importations: 6,153.1 M € › Tourism receipts: 480.66 M € › Unemployment rate: 4.2 % › Inflation rate: 0.64 % › corruption index: 25 (very bad) › Energy consumption: 6.4 bn kWh Land use
1% Urban areas: 3,680 km² 21% Agricultural areas: 97,520 km² 40% Forest: 188,139 km² 1% Water areas: 2,730 km² 39% Others: 183,371 km² Transport more...
Roadways: 51,350 km Railways: 987 km Commercial harbors: 19 › Airports:33
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