Cameroon

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Official Name
Republic of Cameroon
Population Full

25,876,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
English, French
Literacy Rate
77% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1989), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2012), ICCPR (1984), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Bikoi 2012, Campbell and King 2011, Dieu and Renaud 1983, Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Cameroon is 286. Of these, 277 are living and 9 are extinct. Of the living languages, 272 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 14 are institutional, 102 are developing, 67 are vigorous, 77 are in trouble, and 17 are dying.