Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon | |
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Anthem: Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French) (English: "O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers") | |
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| Capital | Yaoundé[1] 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E |
| Largest city | Douala[1] |
| Recognised regional languages | Cameroonian Pidgin English • Fula • Ewondo • Camfranglais |
| National languages | English & French |
| Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Paul Biya | |
| Joseph Ngute | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Independence from France | |
• Declared | 1 January 1960 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | 20 September 1960 |
• Union with the former British Cameroons | 1 October 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (53rd) |
• Water (%) | 0.57 |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 23,439,189[2] (56th) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836[3] |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $95.068 billion[4] (93rd) |
• Per capita | $3,820[4] (152nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $38.445 billion[4] (98th) |
• Per capita | $1,544[4] (152nd) |
| Gini (2014) | 46.6[5] high |
| HDI (2018) |  0.563[6]medium · 150th |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +237 |
| ISO 3166 code | CM |
| Internet TLD | .cm |
Cameroon (officially called the Republic of Cameroon) is a country in west Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé. The largest city in Cameroon is Douala. The population of Cameroon is about 20 million. Cameroon's president is Paul Biya. They speak nearly 250 languages in Cameroon. French and English are the official languages.
Geography[change | change source]
At 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi), Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country.[7] It is about the size of Papua New Guinea.[1][8] The country is in Central and West Africa on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country's neighbours are 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.
Regions[change | change source]
The constitution divides Cameroon into 10 regions. On 12 November 2008, the President changed the divisions from provinces to regions.[9] Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor.
The regions are divided into 58 divisions. These are headed by presidentially appointed divisional officers.
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Cities[change | change source]
Some of the largest cities in Cameroon are:
| Ranking | Name | Population |
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| 1. | Douala | 2,000,000 |
| 2. | Yaoundé | 1,600,000 |
| 3. | Garoua | 450,000 |
| 4. | Bafoussam | 350,000 |
| 5. | Maroua | 327,000 |
| 6. | Bamenda | 299,600 |
| 7. | Ngaoundéré | 185,700 |
Languages[change | change source]
The official languages of Cameroon are French and English. It is part of both the British Commonwealth and La Francophonie. Most people speak French.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cameroon". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Rapport de présentation des résultats définitifs" (PDF) (in French). Institut national de la statistique. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2018". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". databank.worldbank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2019" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ Demographic Yearbook 1.
- ↑ "Rank Order – Area".
- ↑ Décret N° 2008/376 du 12 novembre 2008, President of the Republic website. Accessed 9 June 2009.
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