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Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 15/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.7
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Population
- 29,442,327 inh.
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Paul Biya
Head of Government
Joseph Dion Ngute
Government in office 1 members
ministre de l'Enseignement secondaire
Adéyèmi Clément Kouchadé
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
180 seats
Inception 1960
Sénat
100 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
59 G$
GDP / capita
1,972 $
Growth
3.2 %
Inflation
3.4 %
Unemployment
3.6 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
64.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.26/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
15/100
Corruption (CPI)
26/100
Press freedom (RSF)
41/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#96
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Pétrole brut
- 17% Cacao
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
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GBR
31%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
67%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.588/1
Gini
42.2
Refugees hosted
408,613
Refugees originating
140,366
National anthem
Chant de Ralliement
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- OIC
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,659 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,104, or ×1.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)