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Facts and figures about Cameroon at a glance

Cameroon is a sovereign country on the continent of Africa. Cameroon covers a total area of 475,440.0 km² and has a population of approximately 19,294,149 people.

The capital of Cameroon is Yaounde (Yaoundé) with a population of 1,299,369 people.

Facts and figures about Cameroon
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
Cameroon	CM	475,440.0 km²	19,294,149 people	40.6

Population density in Cameroon
Population density
40.6 p/km² (very low)	Cameroon: Very low population density

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Information on Cameroon

Information on Cameroon
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
Cameroon	Republic of Cameroon	CM	Sovereign country	10	Yaounde Yaoundé	Africa

Time in Cameroon

Time in Cameroon
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Wed, 31 May 2023 - 8:02pm	No	Wed, 31 May 2023 - 8:02pm	UTC +1.0	Africa/Douala

Currency in Cameroon

Currency in Cameroon
Currency	Abbreviation
Franc	XAF

Languages in Cameroon

Languages in Cameroon
Languages
English, French

Neighbouring countries of Cameroon

Neighbouring countries of Cameroon
Neighbouring countries
Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo Show neighbouring countries of Cameroon in map.

Telecommunication in Cameroon

Telecommunication in Cameroon
International calling code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+237	.cm

Latitude & Longitude of Cameroon

Latitude & Longitude of Cameroon
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	6°00'00.0"N (6.0000000°)	12°30'00.0"E (12.5000000°)

Regions in Cameroon

Regions in Cameroon
Regions
There are 10 primary administrative regions in Cameroon. Have a closer look at the regions in Cameroon.

Largest places in Cameroon

There are 15 places in Cameroon with a population of more than 100,000 people.

Largest places in Cameroon
Place	No	Population
Douala Douala	1.	1,338,082
Yaounde Yaoundé	2.	1,299,369
Garoua Garoua	3.	436,899
Kousseri Kousséri	4.	435,547
Bamenda Bamenda	5.	393,835
Maroua Maroua	6.	319,941
Bafoussam Bafoussam	7.	290,768
Mokolo Mokolo	8.	275,239
Ngaoundere Ngaoundéré	9.	231,357
Bertoua Bertoua	10.	218,111
Edea Edéa	11.	203,149
Loum Loum	12.	177,429
Kumba Kumba	13.	144,413
Nkongsamba Nkongsamba	14.	117,063
Mbouda Mbouda	15.	111,320

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External sources of information on Cameroon

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