Key facts
Capital:Yaounde
Location:Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Currency:Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Area:475,440 sq km
Population:28,524,175 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Religion:Roman Catholic 38.3%, Protestant 25.5%, other Christian 6.9%, Muslim 24.4%, animist 2.2%, other 0.5%, none 2.2% (2018 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+1
Tel Code:+237
