CAMEROON

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Cameroon People

Country Name: Republic of Cameroon

Capital City: Yaounde

Population: 17,340,702

Population Growth: 2.04% (2006)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)

Languages: English (official), French (official)

Area: 475,440 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 30%

Domain extension: .cm

PEOPLE OF CAMEROON

Age Structure 0-14 years:

41.3% (male 3,763,332/female 3,695,053)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

55.5% (male 5,029,658/female 4,994,786)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.2% (male 266,616/female 310,937) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

18.9 years

Median Age - male:

18.7 years

Median Age - female:

19 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.241% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

35.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

12.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.018 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.007 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.857 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.007 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

52.86 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

52.15 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

53.59 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations

Nationality:

Cameroonian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

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:

indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Languages:

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