Cameroon 🇨🇲
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Cameroon is part of Africa with main city at
Yaoundé. It's usually 🌤️ 24.71 °C in Cameroon with a rainfall of 🌧 71.47 mm. Internet speed in Cameroon is on average 1.7 Mbps. In Cameroon you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a
population of 23M people. The main currency is Central African CFA franc. The languages
spoken are English and French. Automatic teller machines are rare in Cameroon. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing 🌤️ ~24.71 °C 🌧 ~71.47 mm 👨👩👦👦 23M people
Cameroon Travel Advice
🛡️ Travel safety
Exercise a high degree of caution
Cameroon recently launched an E-visa system, requiring visa applicants to sign up, provide the relevant documentation and pay for their visa online before travel. (see 'Travel').
We advise:
Exercise a high degree of caution in Cameroon overall due to civil unrest and high levels of violent crime.
Higher levels apply in some areas.
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Cameroon Essential travel details
🔌 Plugs
Cameroon uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type E.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are
English and French
Money in Cameroon
💱 Currencies Used
Cameroon uses the Central African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XAF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are rare in Cameroon. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Calling in Cameroon
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Cameroon is on average 1.7 Mbps.
WiFi coverage in Cameroon is very low. It's quite hard to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 6,775.27 XAF, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Camtel, MTN, Nexttel or Orange.
Cameroon uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900.
If you don't want to buy SIM card in Cameroon upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Cameroon, dial +, then 237 (the country code for Cameroon), then the area code and the local number.
For local calls within Cameroon, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .
Driving in Cameroon
🛣️ Road rules
In Cameroon you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on undivided highways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on motorways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on expressways and 60 km/h (37 mph) in all built-up areas.
🆘 Emergency
Universal
112
Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire department
112
Cameroon country map
Cameroon travel details
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