Akousa
Cameroon
Yaounde · Middle Africa · French, English
Key Statistics
Population
28.6M
#53 / 197
Area
475,442 km²
#53 / 197
GDP (Nominal)
$51.6B
2024 estimate
#91 / 197
GDP per Capita
$1,790
2024 estimate
#158 / 197
Population Density
60/km²
#126 / 197
Medium
Human Development Index
0.587
#151 / 194
Life Expectancy
60.3 years
#182 / 196
CO₂ Emissions
0.36 t/capita
Internet Users
45%
#148 / 197
Calling Code
+237
Timezone
UTC+1
Driving Side
Right
Location
| Continent | Africa |
| Subregion | Middle Africa |
| Coordinates | 6.0°N, 12.0°E |
| Coastline | Has coastline |
General Information
| Official Name | Cameroon |
| Capital | Yaounde |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Independence | 1960 |
| Languages | French, English |
| Currency | XAF |
| Population Density | 60/km² |
| Calling Code | +237 |
| Timezone | UTC+1 |
| Top-Level Domain | .cm |
| Driving Side | Right-hand traffic |
| ISO Code | CM · CMR |
| Memberships | African UnionCommonwealthLa Francophonie |
Bordering Countries
Cameroon shares land borders with 6 countries.
Central African Republic
Bangui
Population
5.6M
GDP/capita
$480
AfricaHDI 0.387
Chad
N'Djamena
Population
18.3M
GDP/capita
$720
AfricaHDI 0.394
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Population
6.1M
GDP/capita
$2,520
AfricaHDI 0.593
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
Population
1.7M
GDP/capita
$7,283
AfricaHDI 0.650
Gabon
Libreville
Population
2.4M
GDP/capita
$8,650
AfricaHDI 0.693
Nigeria
Abuja
Population
223.8M
GDP/capita
$1,621
AfricaHDI 0.548
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GDP/capita
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AfricaHDI 0.548
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Population
126.5M
GDP/capita
$1,234
AfricaHDI 0.498
Egypt
Cairo
Population
112.7M
GDP/capita
$3,636
AfricaHDI 0.731
DR Congo
Kinshasa
Population
102.3M
GDP/capita
$710
AfricaHDI 0.481
Tanzania
Dodoma
Population
67.4M
GDP/capita
$1,192
AfricaHDI 0.532
South Africa
Pretoria
Population
60.4M
GDP/capita
$6,190
AfricaHDI 0.717