Cameroon Hymnal Initiative

Snapshot of Cameroon

• the size of California
• the shape of Idaho
• 16.5 million residents
• Life expectancy- 50 years
• Literacy rate- 75-80%
• 40% Christian, 40% indigenous religions, 20% Muslim
• Largest Christian groups- Presbyterians, Roman Catholics and Pentecostals
• Christianity came to Cameroon over 150 years ago
• Two large cities: Yaoundé (the capital) and Douala (the coastal port)
• Rain forest in the south, drier plateau in the central region, semi-arid in the extreme north
• Over 250 local languages
• Officially bi-lingual; French and English are the languages of commerce