The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ varies with terrain from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

       Terrain:

       diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center,

       mountains in west, plains in north

       Natural resources:

       crude oil, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower potential

       Land use:

       arable land 13%; permanent crops 2%; meadows and pastures 18%; forest and

       woodland 54%; other 13%; includes irrigated NEGL%

       Environment:

       recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases; deforestation;

       overgrazing; desertification

       Note:

       sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa

      :Cameroon People

      Population:

       12,658,439 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       44 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       11 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       81 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       55 years male, 60 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       6.4 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Cameroonian(s); adjective - Cameroonian

       Ethnic divisions:

       over 200 tribes of widely differing background; 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:

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

       Literacy:

       54% (male 66%, female 43%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

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

       (1983); 50% of population of working age (15-64 years) (1985)

       Organized labor:

       under 45% of wage labor force

      :Cameroon Government

      Long-form name:

       Republic of Cameroon

       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; formerly

       French Cameroon)

       Constitution:

       20 May 1972

       Legal system:

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

       accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

       National holiday:

       National Day, 20 May (1972)

       Executive branch:

       president, Cabinet

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

       Leaders:

       Chief of State:

       President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982)

       Head of Government:

       interim Prime Minister Sadou HAYATOU (since 25 April 1991)

       Political parties and leaders:

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

       government-controlled and was formerly the only party; numerous small

       parties formed since opposition parties were legalized in 1990

       Suffrage:

       universal at age 20

       Elections:

       National Assembly:

       next to be held 1 March 1992

       President:

       last held 24 April 1988 (next to be held April 1993); results - President

       Paul BIYA reelected without opposition

       Other political or pressure groups:

       NA

       Member of:

       ACCT (associate), ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-19, G-77,

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

       INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

       Diplomatic representation:

       Ambassador Paul PONDI; СКАЧАТЬ