The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       adjective:

       Cameroonian

       Ethnic divisions:

       Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%,

       Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%,

       non-African less than 1%

       Religions:

       indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16%

       Languages:

       24 major African language groups, English (official), French

       (official)

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

       total population:

       55%

       male:

       66%

       female:

       45%

       Labor force:

       NA

       by occupation:

       agriculture 74.4%, industry and transport 11.4%, other services 14.2%

       (1983)

       note:

       50% of population of working age (15–64 years) (1985)

      @Cameroon, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Republic of Cameroon

       conventional short form:

       Cameroon

       former:

       French Cameroon

       Digraph:

       CM

       Type:

       unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties

       legalized 1990)

       Capital:

       Yaounde

       Administrative divisions:

       10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord,

       Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest

       Independence:

       1 January 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French administration)

       National holiday:

       National Day, 20 May (1972)

       Constitution:

       20 May 1972

       Legal system:

       based on French civil law system, with common law influence; has not

       accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

       Suffrage:

       20 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982); election last held 11

       October 1992; results - President Paul BIYA reelected with about 40%

       of the vote amid widespread allegations of fraud; SDF candidate John

       FRU NDI got 36% of the vote; UNDP candidate Bello Bouba MAIGARI got

       19% of the vote

       head of government:

       Prime Minister Simon ACHIDI ACHU (since 9 April 1992)

       cabinet:

       Cabinet; appointed by the president

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral

       National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale):

       elections last held 1 March 1992 (next scheduled for March 1997);

       results - (180 seats) CPDM 88, UNDP 68, UPC 18, MDR 6

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

       Political parties and leaders:

       Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), Paul BIYA, president, is

       government-controlled and was formerly the only party, but opposition

       parties were legalized in 1990

       major opposition parties:

       National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP); Social Democratic

       Front (SDF); Cameroonian Democratic Union (UDC); Union of Cameroonian

       Populations (UPC)

       Other political or pressure groups:

       NA

       Member of:

       ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-19, G-77, GATT,

       IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,

       INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA,

       UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNTAC, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Jerome MENDOUGA

       chancery:

       2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

       telephone:

       (202) 265–8790 through 8794

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Harriet ISOM

       embassy:

       Rue Nachtigal, Yaounde

       mailing address:

       B. P. 817, Yaounde

       telephone:

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