Cameroon profile

Baka Pygmy tribesmen of Cameroon's forests

Baka Pygmies, the original dwellers of Cameroon's forests, enjoy small logging concessions

  • Full name: Republic of Cameroon

  • Population: 20 million (UN, 2012)

  • Capital: Yaounde

  • Area: 475,442 sq km (183,568 sq miles)

  • Major languages: French, English, languages of Bantu, Semi-Bantu and Sudanic groups

  • Major religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs

  • Life expectancy: 51 years (men), 54 years (women) (UN)

  • Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes

  • Main exports: Crude oil and petroleum products, timber, cocoa, aluminium, coffee, cotton

  • GNI per capita: US $1,210 (World Bank, 2011)

  • Internet domain: .cm

  • International dialling code: +237