What every visitor should know about Cameroon:

Money
The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF). 100 XAF is worth about US$0.22, or €0.15.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2 out of 5 (Use caution)

Areas of concern:

  • Armed robbery is frequent
  • Carjacking
  • Robberies in unlicensed taxis
  • Banditry on rural roads
Capital
Yaounde
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Cameroon facts and figures:

People

Population
18,879,301
Language
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Ethnicity
Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%

Economy

GDP
US$2,400 (per capita)
Income equality
Moderate
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