| OFFICIAL LANGUAGES : |
French (65%) and English (35%) |
| RELIGIONS : |
Animism, Christianism, Muslim. |
| RAILWAY : |
Douala - Yaoundé = 264 km
Yaoundé - Ngaoundéré = 620 km
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| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY : |
A/C 50 hertz : 220/230 volts |
| TELEPHONE : |
(International Dialing Code : +237 XX 9 Digits)
1 CDMA mobile : CAMTEL
3 mobile operators GSM : Orange, MTN and Nexttel.
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| WEIGHTS/MEASURES : |
Metric System. |
| CURRENCY : |
The CFA franc in bills of : 10 000 / 5000 / 2000 / 1000 / 500 CFA
and coins of 500 / 200 / 100 / 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 CFA.
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| EXCHANGE RATE : |
Euro : Fix Exchange rate 1 Euro = 655.957 CFA
USD, Pounds and other currency as per daily bank rate.
2 working days necessary to obtain important amount of foreign currency from the bank.
Exportation however is regulated, important amount should be declared.
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| GETTING INTO CAMEROON : |
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Valid passport and entry visa required. Visa can be arranged upon arrival for crew holding valid seamen book. An international health certificate verifying yellow fever vaccination is required.
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| LOCAL TIME : |
GMT + 1 |
| OFFICE HOURS : |
1 Shift 07h30 - 15h30 or
2 Shift 07h30 - 12h00 and 14h30 - 18h00
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| ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL : |
Yaoundé |
| ECONOMIC CAPITAL : |
Douala |
| FLAG : |
Green, Red and Yellow (one yellow star in the middle of red colour). |
| SIZE : |
475 440 Sq Km |
