Cameroon

Missionaries: Terry & Cheryl Riddick
In 1971, the first UPCI missionaries arrived in Cameroon.  Ill health forced them to leave the field before completing their first term.  The evangelistic zeal of the Nigerian church laid the foundation of the church in Cameroon.

 

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Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Size:
 475,440 sq. km. (slightly larger than California)
Elevation varies from sea level to 4,095 meters
Population:
16,064,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 42%
   * 15-64 years: 54.8%
   * 65+ years: 3.2%
Average age:  18 years
Life expectancy:  48 years
HIV / AIDS: 6.9%
Religion:
Indigenous beliefs 40%
Christian 40%
Muslim 20%
Language:
English (official)
French (official)
24 other major African language groups
Government:
Unitary Republic
Capital:
 Yaounde
Independence:
1 January 1960
   (from French administered UN Trusteeship)