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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,591 km, Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Congo523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km Coastline: 402 km
PeoplePopulation: 13.521 million
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.92% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 40.42 births/1,000 population Death rate: 11.19 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 75.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.8 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% Religions: indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16% Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1987)
Government
Names:
Type: unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties legalized 1990) Capital: Yaounde Independence: 1 January 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French administration) Constitution: 20 May 1972
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $15.7 billion National product real growth rate: -2.9% National product per capita: $1,200 Inflation rate (consumer prices): -0.8% Unemployment rate: 25%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |