Full country name: Republic of Cameroon
Area: 475,440 sq km
Population: 15.5 million
Capital city: Yaoundι (pop 730,000)
People: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%
Languages: 24 major African language groups, English, French
Religion: Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Government: Unitary republic
President: Paul Biya
Prime Minister: Peter Mafany Musonge

GDP: US$29.6 billion
GDP per head: US$2,000
Annual growth:5%
Inflation: 2.5%
Major industries: Petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches, livestock, timber
Major trading partners: Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands, Nigeria, U.S., Germany