🚩 Flag of Cameroon • live waving render
Africa — Middle Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇨🇲 Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon
aka Cameroun — endonym
29.4M
Population
World #51
475,442 km²
Land Area
World #55
$56.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #92
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Did You Know?
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Cameroon is the world's #51 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #55 globally by land area — covering about 0.32% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #92 worldwide with a GDP of $56.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 61.9 people per km² — world rank #152.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Yaoundé
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Phone Code
+237
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Internet TLD
.cm
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Nationality
Cameroonian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
CM / CMR / 120
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Coordinates
6.00°, 12.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$56.0 billion USD
World rank #92 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,902
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
61.9 /km²
World density rank #152
Fr
Central African CFA franc
XAF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
29,442,327
World rank #51 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • French
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Demonym
Cameroonian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
475,442 km²
0.32% of Earth's landmass • World #55
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Land Borders
6 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Douala
WAT — West Africa Time
“Cameroon” Around the World
ara
الكاميرون
جمهورية الكاميرون
bre
Kameroun
Republik Kameroun
ces
Kamerun
Kamerunská republika
deu
Kamerun
Republik Kamerun
est
Kamerun
Kameruni Vabariik
fin
Kamerun
Kamerunin tasavalta
fra
Cameroun
République du Cameroun
hrv
Kamerun
Republika Kamerun
hun
Kamerun
Kameruni Köztársaság
ita
Camerun
Repubblica del Camerun
jpn
カメルーン
カメルーン共和国
kor
카메룬
카메룬 공화국
nld
Kameroen
Republiek Kameroen
per
کامِرون
جمهوری کامِرون
pol
WybrzeŻe Kości Słoniowej
Republika WybrzeŻa Kości Słoniowej
por
Camarões
República dos Camarões
rus
Камерун
Республика Камерун
slk
Kamerun
Kamerunská republika
spa
Camerún
República de Camerún
srp
Kamerun
Republika Kamerun
swe
Kamerun
Republiken Kamerun
tur
Kamerun
Kamerun Cumhuriyeti
urd
کیمرون
جمہوریہ کیمرون
zho
喀麦隆
喀麦隆共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CM
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ISO Alpha-3
CMR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
120
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1009
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Also Spelled As
CM • Republic of Cameroon • République du Cameroun
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