TEFL Jobs in Camaroon
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Camaroon has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Camaroon and worldwide. Most countries require that you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree but it is still possible to gain an TEFL position in some countries with no qualifications if you are a native speaker.
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Country Information - Camaroon |
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Republic of Cameroon National name: République du Cameroun President: Paul Biya (1982) Prime Minister: Ephraïm Inoni (2004) Area: 183,567 sq mi (475,440 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 16,380,005 (growth rate: 1.9%); birth rate: 34.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 68.3/1000; life expectancy: 47.8; density per sq mi: 89 Capital: Yaoundé, 1,395,200 (metro. area), 1,154,400 (city proper) Largest city: Douala, 1,490,500 (metro.area), 1,274.300 (city proper) Monetary unit: CFA Franc Languages: French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups Ethnicity/race: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwest Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% Religions: indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Islam 20% Literacy rate: 79% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $30.17 billion; per capita $1,900. Real growth rate: 4.9%. Inflation: 1%. Unemployment: 30% (2001 est.). Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber. Labor force: 6.68 million; agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%. Industries: petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber. Natural resources: petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower. Exports: $1.873 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton. Imports: $1.959 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food. Major trading partners: Italy, Spain, France, U.S., Netherlands, Taiwan, China, UK, Nigeria, Belgium, Germany. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 95,000 (2001); mobile cellular: 300,000 (2002). Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002). Radios: 2.27 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002). Televisions: 450,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002). Internet users: 45,000; note: Cameroon also had more than 100 cyber-cafes in 2001 (Dec. 2001). Transportation: Railways: total: 1,008 km (2002). Highways: total: 34,300 km; paved: 4,288 km; unpaved: 30,012 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 2,090 km; of decreasing importance (2002). Ports and harbors: Bonaberi, Douala, Garoua, Kribi, Tiko. Airports: 49 (2002). International disputes: ICJ ruled in 2002 on the Cameroon-Nigeria land and maritime boundary by awarding the potentially petroleum-rich Bakassi Peninsula and offshore region to Cameroon; Nigeria rejected cession of the peninsula, but the parties have formed a Joint Border Commission to resolve differences bilaterally and have commenced with demarcation in less-contested sections of the boundary; Lake Chad Commission continues to urge signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over the lake region, which remains the site of armed clashes among local populations and militias; Nigeria agreed to ratify the treaty and relinquish sovereignty of disputed lands to Cameroon by Sept. 2004.
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