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Also Known As République du Cameroun • Kameroon • Republic of Cameroon • Kamerun
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Joseph Dion Ngute
Capital Yaoundé
Population (2025 est.) 27,973,000
Head Of State President: Paul Biya
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate [100]1; National Assembly [180])
Official Languages French; English
Official Religion none
Official Name République du Cameroun (French); Republic of Cameroon (English)
Total Area (Sq Km) 466,050
Total Area (Sq Mi) 179,942
Monetary Unit CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank (2023) 54
Population Projection 2030 31,355,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 155.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 60
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 59.9% • Rural: (2024) 40.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 61.5 years • Female: (2022) 65.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2020) 83% • Female: (2020) 73%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 47,320
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,650
1Thirty seats are appointed by the president, and 70 seats are indirectly elected; the Senate was provided for under the constitutional revision of 1996 but was not formed until 2013.

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