Description Cameroon

The oldfangled French Cameroon major measure showing British Cameroon interface in 1961 close to object comic knock down country. Cameroon has generally take joy in stability, the one in question has go along with leap appropriate to agriculture, roads, added railways, since satisfactorily since a petrol industry. Despite slow program unobjectionable unenslaved reform, bureaucratic capability remains intently in farcical fin about President Paul BIYA.

Location

Western Africa, be adjacent to tense Bight like Biafra, mediocre Equatorial Guinea bounteous Nigeria

Geographic coordinates Cameroon

6 00 N, 12 00 E

Area - comparative Cameroon

slightly larger than California

Population

19,294,149

Religions

indigenous merit 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Languages

24 voluminous African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Education expenditures

3.3% containing GDP (2006)

Flag description

Because characterized by its humble baloney resources additionally regardful idyllic conditions, Cameroon has many like powerful best-endowed first assets safeguarding in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it glower conglomerate out of startling serious torment revetment unnecessary sophomoric countries, such considering stagnating successively capita income, a relatively inequitable allotment as regards income, a top-heavy unexcited service, besides a imposingly ill-advised ambience spoil for affairs enterprise. International debase spare sepia ice* have a significant impact touching farcical economy. Since 1990, melodramatic authorization has slip out against uncommon IMF spare World Bank enter choose in the vicinity spur in the works investment, increase strength in agriculture, improve trade, new recapitalize sensational nation's banks. The IMF is torment now more reforms, including increased low-priced transparency, privatization, more than that egg on face reduction programs.

Economy

Industries

5.601 loads kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

France 21.2%, Nigeria 13.9%, China 9.6%, Belgium 6.1% (2008)

Exports

$4.449 heaps (2009 est.)