Cameroon
tropical rainforest, Expanses of desert, deserted beaches, volcanic mountains, wildlife and lakes and wetklands, Cameroon has a bit of everyuthing that Africa has to offer.
Cameroon is in West Africa, and to the west is bordered by Nigeria, to the north east by Chad, to the east by the Central Africa Republic, to the south by Congo, Gabon and Equitorial Guiinea. It has a coastline along the Gulf of Guinea.
Total Area:475,440 sq km
Land Borders: Central African Republic, Chad Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
Population: 17,340,702
Life Expectancy: 51 years
HIV % Total Poulation:6.9%
Ethnic Groups: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%
Languages:24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
President:Paul BIYA
GDP - Per Capita: $2,400
The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite a slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy headed by President Paul BIYA.