STATISTICS: CAMEROON

Cameroon Official name: Rpublique du Cameroun (French); Republic of Cameroon (English). Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Yaound. Official languages: French; English. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 560.38; 1 = CFAF 954.05. Demography Population (1998): 15,029,000. Density (1998){1}: persons per sq mi 81.9, persons per sq km 31.6. Urban-rural (1991): urban 41.2%; rural 58.8%. Sex distribution (1991): male 49.88%; female 50.12%. Age breakdown (1991): under 15, 46.4%; 15-29, 24.4%; 30-44, 15.1%; 45-59, 8.6%; 60 and over, 5.5%. Population projection: (2000) 15,892,000; (2010) 20,632,000. Doubling time: 25 years. Ethnic composition (1983): Fang 19.6%; Bamileke and Bamum 18.5%; Duala, Luanda, and Basa 14.7%; Fulani 9.6%; Tikar 7.4%; Mandara 5.7%; Maka 4.9%; Chamba 2.4%; Mbum 1.3%; Hausa 1.2%; French 0.2%; other 14.5%. Religious affiliation (1990): Roman Catholic 34.7%; animist 26.0%; Muslim 21.8%; Protestant 17.5%. Major cities (1991): Douala 1,200,000; Yaound 1,000,000; Bafoussam 200,000; Garoua 120,000; Maroua 80,000. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995-2000): 39.3 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1995-2000): 11.9 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995-2000): 27.4 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995-2000): 5.3. Life expectancy at birth (1995-2000): male 54.5 years; female 57.2 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population: n.a.; however, major health problems include measles, malaria, tuberculosis of respiratory system, anemias, meningitis, and intestinal obstruction and hernia. National economy Budget (1995-96). Revenue: CFAF 654,900,000,000 (petroleum royalties 21.8%; taxes on goods and services 19.7%; customs duties 18.0%). Expenditures: CFAF 775,200,000,000 (current expenditure 94.4%, of which debt services 45.1%, wages and salaries 24.3%, goods and services 15.1%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$8,356,000,000. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$8,356,000,000 (U.S.$610 per capita). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1980) 5.2; average annual income per household (1983){2} U.S.$420; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1993){2}: food 49.1%, housing 18.0%, transportation and communications 13.0%, health 8.6%, clothing 7.6%, recreation 2.4%. Tourism (1993): receipts U.S.$47,000,000; expenditures U.S.$225,000,000. Population economically active (1991): total 4,740,000; activity rate of total population 40.0% (participation rates : ages 15-69, 66.3%; female 38.5%; unemployed, n.a.). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 1,350,000, cassava 1,300,000, bananas 980,000, plantains 970,000, corn (maize) 654,000, vegetables and melons 385,000, sweet potatoes 180,000, palm oil 130,000, cacao 120,000, yams 110,000, peanuts (groundnuts) 100,000, millet 100,000, rice 80,000, palm kernels 56,000; livestock (number of live animals) 4,900,000 cattle, 3,800,000 sheep, 3,800,000 goats, 1,410,000 pigs; roundwood (1994) 13,948,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 63,947. Mining and quarrying (1994): marble 200,000; pozzolana 130,000; aluminum 85,000; limestone 57,000; tin ore and concentrate 4. Manufacturing (value added in CFAF '000,000; 1994): beverages 49,314; wood and wood products 42,756; rubber and plastic products 38,928; food products 30,030; iron and steel products 29,424; textiles 20,113; refined petroleum products 17,888; industrial chemicals 8,559; pottery, china, and earthenware 6,773; paper products 3,652. Construction (1983): residential 230,400 sq m; nonresidential 51,100 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 2,740,000,000 (2,740,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 1,000 (1,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1993) 39,462,000 (7,889,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 1,023,000 (1,014,000); natural gas, none (n.a.). Land use (1994): forested 77.1%; meadows and pastures 4.3%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 15.1%; other 3.5%. Foreign trade Imports (1994-95): CFAF 464,700,000,000 (semifinished goods 18.8%; food, beverages, and tobacco 14.2%; industrial equipment 12.4%; transport equipment 11.0%). Major import sources (1995): France 39.2%; United States 9.7%; Germany 9.1%; Japan 6.9%; Belgium-Luxembourg 6.8%; Italy 4.5%; The Netherlands 4.3%; United Kingdom 3.9%. Exports (1994-95): CFAF 811,000,000,000 (crude petroleum 38.1%; lumber 11.0%; cocoa 8.4%; coffee 7.3%; aluminum 6.7%; cotton 3.7%). Major export destinations (1995): France 29.7%; Italy 16.6%; Spain 14.3%; The Netherlands 13.0%; South Korea 2.8%; Germany 2.3%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): route length 625 mi, 1,006 km; passenger-mi 197,000,000, passenger-km 317,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 556,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 812,000,000. Roads (1991): total length 30,074 mi, 48,400 km (paved 8%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 92,200; trucks and buses 60,000. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 47; total deadweight tonnage 39,797. Air transport (1992): passenger-mi 196,000,000, passenger-km 315,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 26,712,000, metric ton-km cargo 39,000,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 5. Education and health Educational attainment (1976). Percentage of population age 15 and over having: no schooling 51.1%; primary education 41.7%; some postprimary 0.2%; secondary 5.7%; some postsecondary 0.3%; higher 0.2%; other 0.8%. Literacy (1995): percentage of total population age 15 and over literate 63.4%; males literate 75.0%; females literate 52.1%. Health: physicians (1989) 945 (1 per 11,848 persons); hospital beds (1988) 29,285 (1 per 371 persons); infant mortality rate (1995-2000) 58.0. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,214 (vegetable products 94%, animal products 6%); 95% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 13,100 (army 87.8%, navy 9.9%, air force 2.3%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1994): 1.9% (world 3.0%); per capita expenditure U.S.$8. {1} Based on land area. {2} Weights of consumer price index components.