Cameroon

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Government: Unitary Dominant-Party Presidential Republic

Current President: Paul Biya

Economy:

• Modest oil reserves and favorable agricultural conditions lend Cameroon one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Commercial and economic leader in the sub-region.
• Highly dependent on commodity exports.
• Despite this, the economy in Cameroon suffers from economic mismanagement, pervasive corruption, and a challenging business environment (for local and foreign investors).

Population: 23,135,000 (2014)

Land Size: 475,442 sq km (183,568 sq miles)

Major Ethic Groups:

• Cameroon Highlanders (Bamileke, Bamoun): 31%
• Equatorial Bantu (Bassa, Douala): 19%
• Kirdi: 11%
• Fulani: 10%
• Northwestern Bantu: 8%
• Eastern Nigritic: 7%
• Other African: 13%
• Non-African: < 1%

• Indigenous beliefs: 40%
• Christian: 40%
• Muslim: 20%

Language(s):

• Budu
• Beti
• Pidgin
• English (official)
• French (official)

Links:

• CIA World Fact Book: Cameroon
• U.S. Department of State: Cameroon
• BBC News: Cameroon
• Cameroonian Embassy in the U.S.
• Cameroon Daily Journal