Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon · Cameroun
Cameroon (CM, CMR) is a country in Middle Africa, with Yaoundé as its capital. The currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF, FCFA). The international dialling code is +237; mobile numbers are written like 6 71 23 45 67. The time zone is Africa/Douala. Official languages: French and English.
CurrencyXAFFCFA
Dial code+237e.g. 6 71 23 45 67
Time zoneDoualaUTC+01:00
LanguageFrench+1 more
CapitalYaoundé
Population31M475.4K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Cameroon
- Native name
- Cameroon · Cameroun
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- CM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- CMR
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 120
- IOC code
- CMR
- Demonym
- Cameroonian
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Region
- Africa › Middle Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Middle Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .cm
- Coordinates
- 6, 12
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Population
- 30,966,100
- GDP
- $138.9B ($4.5K per person)
- Literacy
- 71.3%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Central African CFA Franc XAF
- Symbol
- FCFA
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 FCFA
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| French fr | Official | 68% (21.1M) | |
| English en | Official | 38% (11.8M) | |
| Bulu bum | 4.6% (1.4M) | ||
| Fula ff | 3.6% (1.1M) | ||
| Ewondo ewo | 3.1% (959.9K) | ||
| Yemba ybb | 1.6% (495.5K) | ||
| Ghomala bbj | 1.4% (433.5K) | ||
| Ngiemboon nnh | 1.4% (433.5K) | ||
| Kom bkm | 1.3% (402.6K) | 5% | |
| Basaa bas | 1.2% (371.6K) | ||
| Bamun bax | 1.2% (371.6K) | ||
| Medumba byv | 1.1% (340.6K) | ||
| Mundang mua | 1% (309.7K) | ||
| Mafa maf | 0.74% (229.1K) | ||
| Bafut bfd | 0.57% (176.5K) | ||
| Akoose bss | 0.54% (167.2K) | ||
| Kako kkj | 0.54% (167.2K) | ||
| Duala dua | 0.48% (148.6K) | ||
| Metaʼ mgo | 0.47% (145.5K) | 5% | |
| Arabic ar | 0.39% (120.8K) | ||
| Ngomba jgo | 0.34% (105.3K) | ||
| Bafia ksf | 0.32% (99.1K) | ||
| Kenyang ken | 0.25% (77.4K) | ||
| Aghem agq | 0.14% (43.4K) | ||
| Hausa (Arabic) ha-Arab | 0.14% (43.4K) | ||
| Kwasio nmg | 0.029% (9K) | ||
| Yangben yav | 0.0074% (2.3K) | ||
| Fula (Adlam) ff-Adlm | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Douala | UTC+01:00 | none | West Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +237
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 8–9 digits
- Emergency number
- 13 pattern 1(?:1[37]|[37])
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 2 22 12 34 56 | +237 2 22 12 34 56 | X XX XX XX XX | 9 |
| Mobile | 6 71 23 45 67 | +237 6 71 23 45 67 | X XX XX XX XX | 9 |
| Toll free | 88 01 23 45 | +237 88 01 23 45 | XX XX XX XX | 8, 9 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 88 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d)(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [26]|88 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also h, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Cameroon) locale (fr-CM), amounts in XAF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XAF)
- 1 234 568 FCFA
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 FCFA)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFA (BEAC)
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C