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Cameroon

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Key facts

  • currency: Central African CFA franc
  • capital city: Yaoundé
  • region: Middle Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 472,710 km²
  • population: 28,647,293 people
  • political leader: Paul Biya (President)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [6°0′N, 12°0′E]

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Summary

Cameroon is a country. The capital city is Yaoundé, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 472,710 km², a population of 28,647,293 people and uses the currency Central African CFA franc. The President is Paul Biya.

Environment

Cameroon is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Middle Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 97,500.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 4.60 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 10.08 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 5.99 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 74.99 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 17.89 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.12 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -28.32 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 4.38 births per woman
  • Forest area: 202,844 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 38.32 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 43.17 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 13.70
  • Methane emissions: 25.26 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 4.52 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 14,357,596 people
  • Male population: 14,289,697 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 79.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 463,837.32 km²
  • Rural population: 11,655,151 people
  • Urban land area: 2,352.11 km²
  • Urban population: 16,992,142 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 1.92 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Cameroon by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Cameroon

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Cameroon

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Cameroon

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Cameroon relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Cameroon

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Cameroon

Evolution of historical land area in Cameroon

Evolution of historical median age in Cameroon

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Cameroon

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Cameroon relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical male population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Cameroon

Evolution of historical rural land area in Cameroon

Evolution of historical rural population in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical urban land area in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between date and population over time

Cameroon relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Cameroon relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Cameroon

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Cameroon relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Cameroon relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Cameroon relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Cameroon relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Cameroon relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Cameroon relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Cameroon relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Cameroon relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Cameroon

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Cameroon

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Cameroon

Distribution of sites in Cameroon by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Cameroon by area

Proportion of transboundary sites in Cameroon

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Cameroon by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Cameroon

Cities in Cameroon

Sites in Cameroon

Wildfires in Cameroon

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Business

  • Central government debt: 79.46 % of GDP
  • Expense: 12.43 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 47,945,510,090.05 current US$
  • Inflation: 7.38 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 75.00 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 11.35 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.65 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 71.87 % of total employment

Distribution of companies founded in Cameroon by year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Cameroon

Evolution of historical expense in Cameroon

Evolution of historical GDP in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Cameroon

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Cameroon

Evolution of historical unemployment in Cameroon

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Cameroon

Proportion of shops per country in Cameroon

Companies from Cameroon

Exchanges in Cameroon

Shops in Cameroon

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Health

  • Birth rate: 34.35 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.22 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 63.79 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 3.82 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.65 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 61
  • Suicide mortality rate: 9.00 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Cameroon relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Cameroon relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Cameroon relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Cameroon relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Cameroon

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Cameroon

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Cameroon

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Cameroon

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Cameroon relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Cameroon

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Cameroon

Proportion of diseases in Cameroon by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Cameroon by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Cameroon

Evolution of historical deaths in Cameroon

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Cameroon

Diseases in Cameroon

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 34,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.28
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 0.95 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 33.89 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Cameroon

Cameroon relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Cameroon relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Cameroon

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon

Distribution of politicians from Cameroon by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Cameroon

Political parties in Cameroon

Politicians from Cameroon

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Cameroon by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Cameroon

Proportion of competitions per city in Cameroon

Proportion of competitions per country in Cameroon

Distribution of competitions in Cameroon by start date

Proportion of medals won by Cameroon in the Olympics

Athletes from Cameroon

Competitions in Cameroon

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Cameroon by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Cameroon

Geographical distribution of museums in Cameroon by visitors

Artists from Cameroon

Museums in Cameroon

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Cameroon by total students

Distribution of universities in Cameroon per foundation year

Universities in Cameroon

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In literature

There are 102 books written about Cameroon in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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