Capital of Cameroon:
Yaoundé Area of Cameroon: 475,442 km² (183,569 mi²) (
55th)
Population of Cameroon: 29,123,744 (
52th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Western Africa
Languages of Cameroon: 24 major African language groups,
English (official),
French (official)
Religions of Cameroon: Christian 66.3%,
Muslim 30.6%,
traditional faiths 1.3%,
no religion 1.1%, others 0.7% (2022 est.)
Ethnic groups of Cameroon: Bamileke-Bamum 22.2%,
Biu-Mandara 16.4%,
Shuwa Arab,
Hausa, &
Kanuri 13.5%,
Beti / Bassa-Mbam 13.1%,
Fulani 12.0%,
Grassfields (Tikar) 9.9%,
Adamawa-Ubangi (
Mbum-
Gbaya) 9.8%,
Sawa / Côtier 4.6%, Southwestern Bantu 4.3%,
Pygmy peoples 2.3%, others/foreigners 3.8% (2022 est.)
Currency:
Central African CFA franc (
XAF)
Calling code: (
+237)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations
Border countries (6):
Central African Republic 901 km,
Chad 1,116 km,
Republic of the Congo 494 km,
Equatorial Guinea 183 km,
Gabon 349 km,
Nigeria 1,975 km.
Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 402 km
Maritime boundaries: Gulf of Guinea
Administrative divisions (10) regions (regions, singular - region):
Adamaoua, Centre, East (Est), Far North (Extrême-Nord), Littoral, North (Nord), North-West (Nord-Ouest), West (Ouest), South (Sud), South-West (Sud-Ouest).
Natural resources: petroleum,
bauxite, iron ore, timber,
hydropower.