Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$964.8 million (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$9.168 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
in January 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's debt of
$1.3 billion by $900 million; debt relief now totals $1.26 billion
Currency (code):
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible
authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Currency code:
XAF
Exchange rates:
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 527.47
(2005), 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications Cameroon
Telephones - main lines in use:
99,400 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.259 million (2005)