CAMEROON
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
15,456,092 (January 2000 est.) 
Ethnic groups:
Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% 
Religions:
Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16% 
Languages:
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 27
Diocesan Priests: 638
Religious Priests: 472
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 200
Professed Religious women: 1,643
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): 4
Lay Missionaries: 156
Catechists: 14,848

(As at 31 December, 1997)