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Country: Cameroon
Capital: Yaounde 
Population: 16,063,678 
Total Area: 475440 ( slightly larger than California )
Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) 
Religion: indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Life Expectancy: 47.95 
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
 
Shopping
The markets are typically African. Local handicrafts include highly decorated pots, drinking horns, jugs, bottles and cups, great earthenware bowls and delicate pottery, dishes and trays. Mats and rugs woven from grass, raffia, jewellery and camel hair or cotton and beadwork garments are also of interest to the visitors. Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0730-1800.