Cameroon

The Lord’s Testimony

Updated May 19, 2021

No. of localities: 4 
No. of saints in church life: 219
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 105

Country Profile

Location: Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria 
Geographical Size: land: 472,710 sq km, water: 2,730 sq km Climate: tropical; varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north 
Population: 25,640,965 (July 2018 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 2.54% (2018 est.) 
Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) 
Religion: Roman Catholic 38.4%, Protestant 26.3%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 20.9%, animist 5.6%, other 1%, non-believer 3.2% (2005 est.) 
Government Type: presidential republic 
Capital City: Yaounde 
Economy: Cameroon’s market-based, diversified economy features oil and gas, timber, aluminum, agriculture, mining and the service sector. GDP (Purchase power parity): $89.54 billion (2017 est.) Communications: Fixed line telephone 699,055 (2017 est.) Mobile Cellular 19,706,027 (2017 est.) Internet users 6,090,201 (July 2016 est.) 
Information and map From CIA