Thursday, March 17, 2011
Welcome to Cali Cameroon 2011!
Welcome to Cali Cameroon, an informative blog designed to share basic information and news about the Republic of Cameroon.
This online resource was originally created in 2007 by Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka MaestroSersea, English as a Second Language instructor, who wished to connect his adult English learner students with the wonders of the internet.
Now, in 2011, this website has been revisited and improved with additional news feeds, improved formatting, and a new template, to ensure ease of use and accessibility.
More information can be included here about the Republic of Cameroon, with topics varying from tourism, to culture, to economics, to entertainment.
What features would you like added to the Cali Cameroon blog? Do some research using our helpful Republic of Cameroon page search engine, and add a comment below on what else you'd like featured here on Cameroon.
If you need an online translator to conduct your online research on Cameroon, you're invited to use our 41-language online translator.
Thank you for visiting,
MaestroSerseaFounder, http://caliworldfriends.info/
Part of Teach Me Help Me Educational Services' online edusocial resources
This online resource was originally created in 2007 by Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka MaestroSersea, English as a Second Language instructor, who wished to connect his adult English learner students with the wonders of the internet.
Now, in 2011, this website has been revisited and improved with additional news feeds, improved formatting, and a new template, to ensure ease of use and accessibility.
More information can be included here about the Republic of Cameroon, with topics varying from tourism, to culture, to economics, to entertainment.
What features would you like added to the Cali Cameroon blog? Do some research using our helpful Republic of Cameroon page search engine, and add a comment below on what else you'd like featured here on Cameroon.
If you need an online translator to conduct your online research on Cameroon, you're invited to use our 41-language online translator.
Thank you for visiting,
MaestroSerseaFounder, http://caliworldfriends.info/
Part of Teach Me Help Me Educational Services' online edusocial resources
Introduction to the Republic of Cameroon
The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country.
Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry.
Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry.
Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
The People of Cameroon
Learn about the people of the Republic of Cameroon with these helpful facts.
Population:
19,711,291
country comparison to the world: 58
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2011 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.5% (male 4,027,381/female 3,956,219)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 5,564,570/female 5,505,857)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 300,929/female 356,335) (2011 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.4 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 19.6 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.121% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
Birth rate:
33.04 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Death rate:
11.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
Urbanization:
urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Douala 2.053 million; YAOUNDE (capital) 1.739 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 32
male: 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 54.39 years
country comparison to the world: 202
male: 53.52 years
female: 55.28 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.17 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
5.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
610,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
37,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian
Ethnic groups:
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 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages:
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: 59.8% (2001 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2009)
Education expenditures:
2.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 150
Population:
19,711,291
country comparison to the world: 58
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2011 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.5% (male 4,027,381/female 3,956,219)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 5,564,570/female 5,505,857)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 300,929/female 356,335) (2011 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.4 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 19.6 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.121% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
Birth rate:
33.04 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Death rate:
11.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
Urbanization:
urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Douala 2.053 million; YAOUNDE (capital) 1.739 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 32
male: 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 54.39 years
country comparison to the world: 202
male: 53.52 years
female: 55.28 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.17 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
5.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
610,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
37,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian
Ethnic groups:
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 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages:
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: 59.8% (2001 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2009)
Education expenditures:
2.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 150
The Geography of Cameroon
Learn about the geography of the Republic of Cameroon with these interesting facts from the World Factbook:
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Geographic coordinates:
6 00 N, 12 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 475,440 sq km
country comparison to the world: 53
land: 472,710 sq km
water: 2,730 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than California
Land boundaries:
total: 4,591 km
border countries: Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km
Coastline:
402 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate:
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
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon)
Natural resources:
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 12.54%
permanent crops: 2.52%
other: 84.94% (2005)
Irrigated land:
260 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
285.5 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.99 cu km/yr (18%/8%/74%)
per capita: 61 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards:
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
volcanism: Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m, 13,435 ft), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986
Environment - current issues:
waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Geographic coordinates:
6 00 N, 12 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 475,440 sq km
country comparison to the world: 53
land: 472,710 sq km
water: 2,730 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than California
Land boundaries:
total: 4,591 km
border countries: Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km
Coastline:
402 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate:
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
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon)
Natural resources:
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 12.54%
permanent crops: 2.52%
other: 84.94% (2005)
Irrigated land:
260 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
285.5 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.99 cu km/yr (18%/8%/74%)
per capita: 61 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards:
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
volcanism: Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m, 13,435 ft), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986
Environment - current issues:
waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano
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