Africa · Middle Africa
Capital: Yaoundé
Cameroon
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Cameroon in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #88
Cameroon's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
29.9M
#51 of 196
74th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$58.93B
#91 of 196
54th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$534.9M
#106 of 196
46th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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Manufacturing Output
$8.59B
#82 of 196
58th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Country code
- CMR
Three interesting facts
Cameroon shares land borders with 6 countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.
Cameroon spans roughly 475,442 square kilometers, placing it around 53rd by area in this factbook.
Cameroon’s position in Middle Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Cameroon on the map
Cameroon is located in Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Its terrain is diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north. The climate varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north. In area, the country is slightly larger than California, about four times the size of Pennsylvania.
Economy
Economic profile
Cameroon's economy is characterized by largest CEMAC economy with many natural resources, recent political instability and terrorism reducing economic output, systemic corruption, poor property rights enforcement, increasing poverty in northern regions. Major industries include petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair. Important agricultural products include cassava, plantains, oil palm fruit, maize, taro, tomatoes, sorghum, sugarcane, bananas, vegetables (2023). Notable exports include crude petroleum, natural gas, gold, cocoa beans, wood (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Cameroon has an estimated population of 29,442,327. Language and cultural traditions vary across Cameroon. The population includes Bamileke-Bamu 22.2%, Biu-Mandara 16.4%, Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri 13.5%, Beti/Bassa, Mbam 13.1%, Grassfields 9.9%, Adamawa-Ubangi, 9.8%, Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko 4.6%, Southwestern Bantu 4.3%, Kako/Meka 2.3%, foreign/other ethnic group 3.8% (2022 est.). The urban population represents 59.3% of total population (2023).
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