Country & territory dossier
Cameroon
Africa Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Cameroon
- Continent
- Africa
- Country Codes
- CMCMR120
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Official Languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of State
- Paul Biya - President Of Cameroon - Since
- Head of Government
- Joseph Ngute - Prime Minister Of Cameroon - Since
- Form of Government
- Republic
Treaties & organizations
53 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | member |
| African UnionAU | member |
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of StatesACP | member |
| Central African States Development BankBDEAC | member |
| CommonwealthC | member |
| Economic and Monetary Community of Central AfricaCEMAC | member |
| Extractive Industry Transparency InitiativeEITI | compliant country |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Franc ZoneFZ | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Hydrographic OrganizationIHO | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Organization of the French-speaking WorldOIF | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Islamic Development BankIDB | member |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Organization of Islamic CooperationOIC | member |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Operation in Cote d'IvoireUNOCI | member |
| United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |