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Region: Africa

Capital: Yaounde

Population: 23,471,168

Area Total: 475,440

Area Land: 469,400

Climate: Varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semi-arid and hot in the north
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Douala 1,338,082 2020
Garoua 436,899 2020
Yaounde 1,299,369 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 23,471,168
Area Total: 475,440km2
Area Land: 469,400km2
Coast Line: 402km
Capital: Yaounde
Climate: Varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semi-arid and hot in the north
Languages: 24 major African language groups including Bamileke, Bamoun, Ewondo and Fulfulde
Arabic
English (official)
French (official)
Currency: 1 CFAF = 100 centimes
Holiday: National Day is 20 May (1972), Independence Day is 1 January (1960)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 74.70°F
July: °C / 72.80°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 76"


Boundaries
Nigeria 1,690 km
Chad 1,094 km
Central African Republic 797 km
Congo (RC) 523 km
Gabon 298 km
Equatorial Guinea 189 km


Ethnic Divisions
Bamileke 0.00%
Bamoun 0.00%
Ewondo 0.00%
Fulani 0.00%
Kirdi 0.00%
European and non-African 0.00%


Religions
Indigenous beliefs 40.00%
Christian 40.00%
Muslim 20.00%

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