This document provides an overview of the Camel programming language. It describes Camel as a compiled, modular language that supports both functional and imperative programming styles with automatic garbage collection. It highlights Camel's support for algebraic data types, pattern matching, native compilation, object-oriented features, and functional concepts. The document also notes that Camel is fast and suitable for complex image processing, embedded/low-level applications, and that while not as popular as C, it has found success in applications like MLDonkey and static code analysis tools.