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CAMEROON

CAMEROON Country correspondent: Norman Adze Taku; LLB (Hons)(Buea), LLM (Human Rights and Constitutional Practice) (Pretoria); Assistant Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, with inputs by Alain Didier 0/inga ( 1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 1 January 1960, former French trusteeship territory. Union with southern part of British Cameroons 1 October 1 961 ~. ' Leader: Paul Biya, born 1933, president since 1982 Capital: Yaounde, (international airport) Other major city: Douala (main river port, international airport) Area: 475 442 km Population: 13,9 mn {1997) Population growth: 2,9% Urbanisation 48% {1995) Languages: English and French (both official), 230 indigenous languages HDI rank: 1 25 ( 1999) Life expectancy at birth: 50 years { 1999) Adult literacy rate: 75% {1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 43% ( 1999) GNP: $8 6 bn GNP/capita: $650 { 1995) GDP (average annual growth rate): -1,8% {1990-95) Foreign debt: $9 350 mn (1995); as% of GNP: 108% Development aid: $406 mn {1995); as %of GNP: 9% Currency: CFA franc Comments: One of Africa's more prosperous economies, based on the production of oil and coffee, cotton and rubber. Large quantities of timber, bananas and cash crops such as cocoa, other tropical fruit are also exported. President http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1385-3716
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2211-6060
DOI
10.1163/22116060-90000020
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Country correspondent: Norman Adze Taku; LLB (Hons)(Buea), LLM (Human Rights and Constitutional Practice) (Pretoria); Assistant Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, with inputs by Alain Didier 0/inga ( 1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 1 January 1960, former French trusteeship territory. Union with southern part of British Cameroons 1 October 1 961 ~. ' Leader: Paul Biya, born 1933, president since 1982 Capital: Yaounde, (international airport) Other major city: Douala (main river port, international airport) Area: 475 442 km Population: 13,9 mn {1997) Population growth: 2,9% Urbanisation 48% {1995) Languages: English and French (both official), 230 indigenous languages HDI rank: 1 25 ( 1999) Life expectancy at birth: 50 years { 1999) Adult literacy rate: 75% {1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 43% ( 1999) GNP: $8 6 bn GNP/capita: $650 { 1995) GDP (average annual growth rate): -1,8% {1990-95) Foreign debt: $9 350 mn (1995); as% of GNP: 108% Development aid: $406 mn {1995); as %of GNP: 9% Currency: CFA franc Comments: One of Africa's more prosperous economies, based on the production of oil and coffee, cotton and rubber. Large quantities of timber, bananas and cash crops such as cocoa, other tropical fruit are also exported. President

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Published: Jan 1, 2004

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