Cameroon Republic of Cameroon

Capital Yaounde Area 183,567 sq mi 475,440 sq km Population 15,746,179 est 2003 Largest city Douala pop. 1,274,300 Languages English and French (both official), 24 major African language groups Peoples Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% Religion Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% Life Expectancy total population: 47.95 years male: 47.1 years female: 48.83 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 79% male: 84.7% female: 73.4% (2003 est.) Suffrage 20 years of age; universal Government Unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime back to Africa Map