Cameroon
Cameroon
Capital Yaoundé
475,440 km² · 29,879,337 people (2025) · Central African CFA franc
Often called "Africa in miniature" because it holds beach, desert, mountain, rainforest and savanna within one border. Mount Cameroon is an active volcano rising 4,040 m straight out of the Atlantic, and the village of Debundscha at its foot is one of the wettest inhabited places on Earth, with roughly 10 m of rain a year.
The facts
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Largest city
- Douala
- Area
- 475,440 km² — 183,568 sq mi
- Population
- 29,879,337 (2025)
- Density
- 62.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF, Fr)
- Official languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +237
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CM · CMR
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 55 of 200
- By population
- 51 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 505,370 | 49,355,143 |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 7,618,847 |
| Cameroon ← | 475,440 | 29,879,337 |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 10,762,817 |
| Sweden | 450,295 | 10,596,620 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Cameroon?
- Yaoundé
- What currency does Cameroon use?
- The Central African CFA franc (XAF).
- How big is Cameroon?
- 475,440 km², or 183,568 square miles — 55 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Cameroon drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Spain 505,370 km²
- Turkmenistan 488,100 km²
- Papua New Guinea 462,840 km²
- Sweden 450,295 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)