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Capital:
Yaoundé
Area:
475,440 sq km / 183,638 sq ml
Language:
French, English, 163 African
Currency:
Franc CFA
Population:
15,746,179
Life expectancy:
54 (men), 57 (women)
Literacy rate:
66%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 35%, animist 25%, Muslim 22%, Protestant 18%
Physical features:
Desert in north, mountains in west, dense tropical rainforest in south, active volcano Mt. Cameroon 4,070m / 13,358 ft on the coast
Ethnic distribution:
Main groups include 31% Cameroon Highlanders, 19% Equatorial Bantu
Exports:
Cocoa, coffee, bananas, cotton, timber, rubber, ground nuts, gold
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