Cameroon
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 4
No. of saints in
church life: 239
No. of saints
attending the Table meeting: 123
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: 30,966,105 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.71% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: 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.)
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.)
Capital
City: Yaounde
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