Population:

16,380,000

Capital:

Yaoundé 1,616,000

Area:

475,442 square kilometers

(183,569 square miles)

Language:

French, English,

24 major African language groups

Religion:

Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim

Currency:

CFA franc

Life Expectancy:

48

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $1,700

Literacy Percent:

79

Map references:
Africa

Location:
Western Africa,

bordering the Bight of Biafra,

between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria 
Geographic coordinates:
6 00 N, 12 00 E 
Area:   
total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km 
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than California 
Land boundaries:
total: 4,591 km
Border countries:

Central African Republic 797 km,

Chad 1,094 km,

Republic of the Congo 523 km,

Equatorial Guinea 189 km,

Gabon 298 km, bNigeria 1,690 km 
Coastline:  
402 km

English:

Verse 1

O Cameroon, Thou Cradle of our Fathers,
Holy Shrine where in our midst they now repose,
Their tears and blood and sweat thy soil did water,
On thy hills and valleys once their tillage rose.
Dear Fatherland, thy worth no tongue can tell!
How can we ever pay thy due?
Thy welfare we will win in toil and love and peace,
Will be to thy name ever true!

Chorus:
Land of Promise, land of Glory!
Thou, of life and joy, our only store!
Thine be honour, thine devotion,
And deep endearment, for evermore.

Verse 2
From Shari, from where the Mungo meanders
From along the banks of lowly Boumba Stream,
Muster thy sons in union close around thee,
Mighty as the Buea Mountain be their team;
Instil in them the love of gentle ways,
Regret for errors of the past;
Foster, for Mother Africa, a loyalty
That true shall remain to the last.

Chorus:
Land of Promise, land of Glory!
Thou, of life and joy, our only store!
Thine be honour, thine devotion,
And deep endearment, for evermore.
Sent by Carlos André Pereira da Silva Branc

French:

Verse 1

O Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres,
Va, debout et jaloux de ta liberté.
Comme un soleil ton drapeau fier doit être,
Un symbole ardent de foi et d'unité,
Que tous tes enfants du Nord et Sud,
De l'Est à l'Ouest soient tout amour!
Te servir que ce soit le seul but
Pour remplir leur devoir toujour.

Chorus:
Chère Patrie, terre chérie,
Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur.
Notre joie, notre vie,
A toi l'amour et le grand honneur.

Verse 2
Tu es la tombe où dorment nos pères,
Le jardin que nos aïeux ont cultivé.
Nous travaillons pour te rendre prospère,
Un beau jour enfin nous serons arrivés.
De l'Afrique sois fidèle enfant
Et progresse toujours en paix,
Espérant que tes jeunes enfants
T'aimeront sans bornes à jamais.

Chorus:

Chère Patrie, terre chérie,
Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur.
Notre joie, notre vie,
A toi l'amour et le grand honneur.