Cameroon Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Cameroon Country Formation Date 1960 Cameroon UN trusteeship January 1, 1960

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Cameroon Cameroon 14.4 Wikipedia

Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country

Record Name Country Metal 1999 (Kilograms) 2000 (Kilograms) 2001 (Kilograms) 2002 (Kilograms) 2003 (Kilograms) Source
Gold production for Cameroone Cameroone Gold 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Cameroon Life Expectancy Cameroon World Fact Book 52.86 191

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Cameroon Oil Production Cameroon 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 82,300

Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List

Record Name Country Organization Name Source
Bafut Palace (CAMEROON) Cameroon Bafut Palace World Monuments Fund

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Cameroon Cameroon 2007 45 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Cameroon Cameroon 30.00 2001 est. Wikipedia

Database: World List of Basilicas

Record Name Country Religion Region Number of Basilicas Note
Number of Basilicas in Cameroon Cameroon Catholic Africa 1 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Cameroon Literacy Rate Cameroon UNESCO 81.1 percent 86.2 percent 76.1 percent 2005

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Cameroon Railway Length Cameroon 2005 Train 974 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
CM Cameroon Cameroon CM

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Cameroon 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations

Record Name Language City Country Media kHz
Radio Bertoua Bertoua Cameroon Radio 4750

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Cameroon Cameroon n/a n/a 3.77 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Cameroon Cameroon Yaounde 2002 475,440 16,184,748 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Cameroon CO2 Carbon Emissions Cameroon World Resources Institute 3,413.4 0.20093

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Cameroon Ocean Coastline Length Cameroon 402

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
CAMEROON Inflation Rate Cameroon International Monetary Fund 2.5 2.9 2.8 0.8

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon) Cameroon Yaoundé Republic of Cameroon CM

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Cameroon Cameroon CFAF 100 centimes franc

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Cameroon GDP Cameroon 2005 The World Factbook 2006 40.83 billion 2,400 2.8 1.5

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