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	Cameroon (2005)	Cameroon (2004)

Age structure	0-14 years: 41.7% (male 3,457,180/female 3,375,668) 15-64 years: 55% (male 4,537,281/female 4,477,163) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 239,634/female 293,079) (2005 est.)	0-14 years: 42% (male 3,416,086; female 3,334,904) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 4,425,246; female 4,370,329) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 233,506; female 283,607) (2004 est.)
Airports	47 (2004 est.)	47 (2003 est.)
Birth rate	34.67 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	35.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $2.493 billion expenditures: $2.248 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)	revenues: $2.442 billion expenditures: $1.941 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2003 est.)
Constitution	20 May 1972 approved by referendum, 2 June 1972 formally adopted; revised January 1996	20 May 1972 approved by referendum; 2 June 1972 formally adopted; revised January 1996
Currency	-	Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Death rate	15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	15.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$8.46 billion (2004 est.)	$7.236 billion (2003 est.)
Disputes - international	ICJ ruled in 2002 on the entire Cameroon-Nigeria land and maritime boundary but the parties formed a Joint Border Commission, which continues to meet regularly to resolve differences bilaterally and have commenced with demarcation in less-contested sections of the boundary, starting in Lake Chad in the north; implementation of the ICJ ruling on the Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea is impeded by imprecisely defined coordinates, the unresolved Bakassi allocation, and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River; Nigeria initially rejected cession of the Bakasi Peninsula, then agreed, but has yet to withdraw its forces while much of the indigenous population opposes cession; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes Chad and Niger	ICJ ruled in 2002 on the entire Cameroon-Nigeria land and maritime boundary but the parties formed a Joint Border Commission to resolve differences bilaterally and have commenced with demarcation in less-contested sections of the boundary, starting in Lake Chad in the north; the ICF ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, however, implementation of the decision is delayed due to imprecisely defined coordinates, the unresolved Bakasi allocation, and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River; Nigeria initially rejected cession of the Bakasi Peninsula; Lake Chad Commission continues to urge signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over the lake region, which remains the site of armed clashes among local populations and militias
Electricity - consumption	3.321 billion kWh (2002)	3.36 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	3.571 billion kWh (2002)	3.613 billion kWh (2001)
Environment - current issues	waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing	water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing
Exchange rates	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000)	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 581.2 (2003), 696.988 (2002), 733.039 (2001), 711.976 (2000), 615.699 (1999)
Exports	NA	NA (2001)
Exports - partners	Spain 15.2%, Italy 12.3%, UK 10.2%, France 9.2%, US 8.8%, South Korea 7.1%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)	Spain 21.9%, Italy 13.4%, France 10.8%, Netherlands 10.6%, US 7.5%, China 4.4% (2003)
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $27.75 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 43.7% industry: 20.1% services: 36.2% (2004 est.)	agriculture: 42.6% industry: 19.8% services: 37.6% (2003 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $1,900 (2004 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1,800 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	4.9% (2004 est.)	4.2% (2003 est.)
Imports	NA	NA (2001)
Imports - partners	France 28.2%, Nigeria 9.9%, Belgium 7.6%, US 4.9%, China 4.8%, Germany 4.6%, Italy 4.1% (2004)	France 21.9%, Nigeria 9.5%, Japan 6.8%, US 5.7%, China 4.9%, Germany 4.3% (2003)
Industries	petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair	petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber
Infant mortality rate	total: 68.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 72.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 64.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)	total: 69.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 73.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1% (2004 est.)	2.3% (2003 est.)
Labor force	6.68 million (2004 est.)	6.49 million NA (2003)
Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms; note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature) elections: last held 23 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RDCP 133, SDF 21, UDC 5, other 21 note: the constitution calls for an upper chamber for the legislature, to be called a Senate, but it has yet to be established	unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms; note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature) elections: last held 23 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RDCP 133, SDF 21, UDC 5, other 21 note: the constitution calls for an upper chamber for the legislature, to be called a Senate, but it has yet to be established
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 50.89 years male: 50.71 years female: 51.08 years (2005 est.)	total population: 47.95 years male: 47.1 years female: 48.83 years (2004 est.)
Merchant marine	total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 169,593 GRT/357,023 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2005)	total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 169,593 GRT/357,023 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2004 est.)
Military branches	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$221.1 million (2004)	$189.2 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.6% (2004)	1.4% (2003)
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 3,898,944 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 1,979,151 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually	-	males: 184,054 (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Population	16,380,005 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2005 est.)	16,063,678 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
Population growth rate	1.93% (2005 est.)	1.97% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Douala, Limboh Terminal	Bonaberi, Douala, Garoua, Kribi, Tiko
Railways	total: 1,008 km narrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)	total: 1,008 km narrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.47 children born/woman (2005 est.)	4.55 children born/woman (2004 est.)

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