Cameroon: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 7.369 / longitude: 12.28718

General information

Population

With a birth growth rate at 2.73%, the median age is 18.50 years. Around 22,709,892 people live in this country, or 0.3% of all people on earth.

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of Yaoundé I. The inhabitants stay 12 years in school (tertiary education included).

Geography

475,442 km² make up the entire country, they don't use a postcode system and the key cities are: Yaoundé I, Yaounde, انجمينا, Douala I, Yaoundé VI. This nation's capital is Yaoundé and the country shares a border with Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English, French.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Ndolé. There are UNESCO listed sites: Dja Faunal Reserve.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is FCFA (XAF). In 2021 the GDP was $45,338,283,344 USD, placing it at position 85 in the market.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon for more information about this nation. The ISO code is CM, phone numbers start with +237, the country's websites have the domain name ".cm"

Summary

Flag
ISO code CM
Capital Yaoundé
Population 22,709,892
World percentage 0.3%
Median age 18.50 years
Population growth rate 2.73%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English, French
GDP (2021) $45,338,283,344
GDP position #85
Currency code XAF
Currency symbol FCFA
School life expectancy 12 years
National dish Ndolé
TLD .cm
Phone prefix +237
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon