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Republic of Cameroon
National name: République du Cameroun
President: Paul Biya (1988)
Prime Minister: Peter Musonge Mafani (1996)
Area: 183,569 sq. mi. (475,440 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 15,456,092 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.79%); birth rate: 41.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 75.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 84
Capital: Yaoundé
Largest cities (1991 est.): Douala, 908,000; Yaoundé, 730,000
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: French and English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Ethnicity/race: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%
Religions: 51% indigenous beliefs, 33% Christian, 16% Muslim
Literacy rate: 54%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $29.6 billion; $2,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 5%. Inflation: 2.5%. Unemployment: 30%. Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber. Labor force: n.a. Industry: petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber. Natural resources: petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower. Exports: $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1998): crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton. Imports: $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machines and electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food. Major trading partners: Italy, Spain , France, Netherlands, Nigeria 8%, U.S., Germany.
