Cameroon international travel advice

Cameroon

Cameroon is part of Africa with main city at Yaoundé. Its Developing country with a population of 23M people. The main currency is Central African CFA franc. The languages spoken are English and French. the Republic of Cameroon is the formal name of Cameroon It is adviced to Exercise a high degree of caution Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs, languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~24.12 °C   🌧 ~14.94 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 23M people

Advice

⚠️ Travel advice

Exercise a high degree of caution

Parliamentary elections are planned for 9 February 2020. Demonstrations could occur before, during and after the elections. Protests can turn violent. Avoid large gatherings and follow the advice of local authorities. We haven't changed our level of advice: Exercise a high degree of caution in Cameroon overall. Higher levels apply in some parts of the country.

issued date: January 3, 2020

General

🔌 Sockets

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

💱 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

📡 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

🛣️ 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

Last updated: January 1, 2020