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Republic of Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon
République du Cameroun
Vertical tricolor (green, red, yellow) with a five-pointed gold star in the center of the red.
Coat of arms of Cameroon
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
"Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French)
"Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Anthem: 
Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres  (French)
O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a
Location of Cameroon on the globe.
Location of Cameroon
Capital Yaoundé
3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E / 3.867; 11.517
Largest city Douala
Official languages French
English
Ethnic groups
Demonym Cameroonian
Government Unitary dominant-party presidential republic
• President
Paul Biya
Philémon Yang
Legislature Parliament of Cameroon
Senate
National Assembly
Independence from France
• Declared
1 January 1960
• Union with former
British Cameroons
1 October 1961
Area
• Total
475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th)
• Water (%)
0.57
Population
• July 2013 estimate
22,534,532 (56th)
• 2005 census
17,463,836
• Density
39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$81.535 billion
• Per capita
$3,358
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$29.547 billion
• Per capita
$1,217
Gini (2007)  44.6
medium
HDI (2015) Increase 0.518
low · 153rd
Currency Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Calling code +237
ISO 3166 code CM
Internet TLD .cm
  1. These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X (English at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 February 2006) and French at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 February 2006) versions). 18 January 1996. The French version of the song is sometimes called Chant de Ralliement, as in Swarovski Orchestra (2004). National Anthems of the World. Koch International Classics; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61.

Coordinates: 6°N 12°E / 6°N 12°E / 6; 12

Cameroon (/ˌkæməˈrn/; French: Cameroun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun), is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.

French and English are the official languages of Cameroon. The country is often referred to as "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point at almost 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) is Mount Cameroon in the Southwest Region of the country, and the largest cities in population-terms are Douala on the Wouri river, its economic capital and main seaport, Yaoundé, its political capital, and Garoua. After independence, the newly united nation joined the Commonwealth of Nations, although the vast majority of its territories had previously been a German colony and, after World War I, a French mandate. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team.


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