Cameroon

Official Name:	The Republic of Cameroon
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique du Cameroun
ISO Country Codes:	CM : CMR
Internet Domain:	.cm
Government Web Site:	https://www.spm.gov.cm/

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Capital:	Yaounde	Main Airports:	Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Language(s):	English; French	Population:	28,524,175
Currency:	CFA Franc BEAC	ISO Currency Code:	XAF
Telephone Dial In:	+237	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Cameroon News Agency;

Newspaper

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Cameroon Post;

Cameroon Tribune;

Cam News 24;

La Nouvelle Expression ;

Radio

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Cameroon Radio Television;

Radio.co.cm;

Cameroon

Government Website:	https://www.spm.gov.cm/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/cameroon
Central Bank:	Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	4.3% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	30% (2001 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	13% (31-Dec-17 - Photius)
GDP:	$34.99 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$3,642 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	CFA Franc BEAC
Currency Code:	XAF
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	21.3%	coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, cassava (manioc, tapioca); livestock; timber
Industry:	30.8%	petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair
Services:	47.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse des valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale ; The Douala Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Institut National de la Statistique;

National Dataset(s):

Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Cameroon

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; French
Customs & Excise:	Douanes Camerounaises
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Agence des Normes et de la Qualité

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 123/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 149/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 167/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 130/136 (2016)
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