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Communications of Cameroon

Telephones - main lines in use:100,300 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:2,253 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 237; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Radio broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Radios:2.27 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2001)
Televisions:450,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.cm
Internet hosts:39 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2002)
Internet users:167,000 (2005)

Cameroon Quickstats

  • Population: 18,060,382
  • Area: 475,440 sq km
  • Density: 37 /km² (167th)
  • GDP (total): $43.196 billion (84th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,421 (130th)
  • Literacy: 67.9%

Languages of Cameroon

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  • Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
  • Dial code: +237

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