Central Africa · Africa
Cameroon
Cameroon is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé. It shares land borders with 6 countries.
At a glance
Cameroon in numbers
- Population 30.6 million130,640,817 No. 51 of 195
- Area 475,650 km²2 No. 53 of 195
- Population density 64 per km²12 No. 123 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$58.9 billion3 No. 90 of 189
- GDP per person $1,9724 No. 155 of 189
- Life expectancy 64.5 years1 No. 171 of 195
- Median age 18.2 years1 No. 180 of 195
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
São Tomé and PríncipeSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.