_#_Religion: indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16%
_#_Language: 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
_*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)