A country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. Cameroon is bordered by Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central Africa republic to the east, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the southeast, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. often known as "Africa in miniature", Cameroon is geographically and culturally diverse and has one of the highest literacy rates on the continent.

In 2020, the Cameroonian economy was strongly impacted by the combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the persistence of security and political crises and the decline in world oil prices. Among Central African countries, Cameroon was the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, from a health and economic perspective

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Capital:   Yaounde

Area:   476,000 sq km

Total Population 2017:   24.5 Million

Urban Population 2017:   73.50%

Female Population 2017:   49.70%

GDP:   US$ 32.6 Billion

GNI Per Capita 2015:   US$ 3,290

Inflation Rate:   2.34%

Crude Birth Rate (per 1000):   35.20%

Human Development Index (rank / 188):   153

Human Development Index (scale 0 to 1):   0.518

Membership Date:   10/09/1964

Cumulative Approvals (1967-2016):   UA 1.7 Billion

Unemployment Rate:   4.3%

Global Ranking in Economy Progress 2016:   130th

• French and English are the official languages in Cameroon. In addition to the colonial languages, there are approximately 250 other languages spoken and Cameroon is considered one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world;
• Source : https://www.afdb.org/en/countries/central-africa/cameroon