Cameroon

Official name: Republic of Cameroon
Also known as: République du Cameroun (French)

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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):
Cameroon Map Outline
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.