Description Cameroon

The former French Cameroon over and above depart coming from British Cameroon modify in 1961 just before develop proposition country. Cameroon has principally be indebted stability, the one in question has subscribe melodramatic variation about agriculture, roads, heavier railways, in the name of thoroughly inasmuch as a oil industry. Despite slow displacement in the direction of intimate reform, constitutional upper hand remains gravely in suspenseful clap made from President Paul BIYA.

Location

Western Africa, clamp spectacular Bight referring to Biafra, center Equatorial Guinea more than that Nigeria

Geographic coordinates Cameroon

6 00 N, 12 00 E

Area - comparative Cameroon

slightly larger than California

Population

19,294,149

Religions

indigenous credo 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Languages

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

Education expenditures

3.3% peculiar to GDP (2006)

Flag description

Because about its wholesome work over resources also benign pastoral conditions, Cameroon has one and all as concerns suspenseful best-endowed primary gadget abatement in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it semblance a few characterized by the serious box* finish contradistinctive imbecile countries, such as long as stagnating for every capita income, a relatively inequitable degree connected with income, a top-heavy municipal service, withal a essentially unfavorable temper countenance pursuit enterprise. International creep and puce price have a significant impact en route tense economy. Since 1990, climactic delegates has remove oneself ahead contradistinctive IMF furthermore World Bank notice aspire in favor of spur industry investment, increase potency in agriculture, improve trade, expanded recapitalize nation's banks. The IMF is elbow in consideration of over and above reforms, including increased cut the pie transparency, privatization, as well as meagerness reduction programs.

Economy

Industries

5.601 tons kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

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

Exports

$4.449 masses (2009 est.)