· OFFICIAL COUNTRY NAME: Republic of Cameroon

· AREA: 183,568 sq miles

· POPULATION: 16,063,678 million

· OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English and French

· CAPITAL: Yaoundé

· ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS (10 PROVINCES): Adamaoua, Center, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud and Sud-Ouest

· INDEPENDENCE (FRENCH CAMEROON): January 1, 1960

· NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Republic Day, May 20

· CONSTITUTION: May 20, 1972, approved by referendum, June 2, 1972, formally adopted, January 1996, revised

· GDP: £15.5 billion (2003 est.)

· GDP – REAL GROWTH RATE: 3.6% (2003 est.)

· GDP – COMPOSITION BY SECTOR: agriculture 46%, industry 21%, services 33%

· LABOUR FORCE BY SECTOR: agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%

· PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES: petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles and lumber

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