Cameroon โ Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Cameroon covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Cameroon
The capital of Cameroon is Yaoundรฉ. It has a population of approximately 29.4M. The country covers an area of 475,442 kmยฒ. It is located in Middle Africa.
Geography
Cameroon is a country in Middle Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 475,442 kmยฒ. It shares land borders with Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea, totalling 6 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Cameroon has a population of approximately 29,442,327 people. Population density is around 61.9 people per kmยฒ. Its officially recognised languages include English and French, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Cameroonian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Cameroon reports a nominal GDP of about $53.3 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 79.5% of GDP in 1999. The official currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF, symbol Fr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 564.47 XAF.
Culture & Time
Cameroon operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.cm.
Government & Status
The capital of Cameroon is Yaoundรฉ. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +237. Its FIFA country code is CMR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CM.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP ร debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.