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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.
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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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 1 (list of 2026.10.23).
Capital
Yaoundé
Population
29,442,327 inh.
Area
475,442 km²
Currency
XAF
Regime
republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Paul Biya
since 1982.11.06
Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais
Head of Government
Joseph Dion Ngute
since 2019.01.04
Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais
Government in office
· 1 members
ministre de l'Enseignement secondaire
Adéyèmi Clément Kouchadé
since 2026.05.24
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
180 seats
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Inception 1960
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement CPDM
152
National Union for Democracy and Progress UNDP
7
Social Democratic Front SDF
5
Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation CPNR
5
Cameroon Democratic Union UDC
4
Cameroon National Salvation Front FNSC
3
Movement for the Defence of the Republic MDR
2
Union of Socialist Movements USM
2
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Sénat
100 seats
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Cameroon People's Democratic Movement CPDM
94
National Union for Democracy and Progress NUDP
1
Cameroon National Salvation Front CNSF
1
Social Democratic Front SDF
1
Movement for the Defence of the Republic MDR
1
Alliance for Democracy and Development NADP
1
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon UPC
1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
59 G$
2025
↑ +10.6 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
1,972 $
2025
↑ +7.8 % vs 2024
Growth
3.2 %
2025
↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024
Inflation
3.4 %
2025
↓ -1.1 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
3.6 %
2025
↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
1.1 %
2025
↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
64.0 yrs
2024
↑ +0.4 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.26/1
#124
electoral autocracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
15/100
Not Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
26/100
#142 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
41/100
#133 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#96
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
2025
Trade dependencies
OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Top exports
34%
Pétrole brut
17%
Cacao
Political calendar
Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Last election
2025-10-12
President
Paul Biya 53.7% vs Issa Tchiroma 35.2% · turnout 57.8%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human
UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Refugees hosted
408,613
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
140,366
UNHCR 2025
National anthem
Chant de Ralliement
Composer · René Jam Afane
Audio not available
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
UN WTO Commonwealth Francophonie (OIF) OIC African Union ECCAS
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,430 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.02: 0, or ×1.2.
2026.08.05 · 2026.11.02
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
USA
29%
GBR
31%
FRA
36%
DEU
36%
RUS
56%
CHN
67%
IND
67%