Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon [République du Cameroun] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms
| |
Motto: "[Paix – Travail – Patrie] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland" | |
Anthem: [Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (French) O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers 1 | |
.svg) | |
| Capital | Yaoundé[1] 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E |
| Largest city | Douala[1] |
| Official languages | French English |
| Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
| Government | Republic |
| Maurice Kamto | |
| Joseph Nguete | |
| Independence from France | |
• Declared | 1 January 1960 |
• Annexation of former British Cameroon | 1 October 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%) | 1.3 |
| Population | |
• July 2009 estimate | 19,100,000 (58th) |
• 2003 census | 15,746,179 |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $46.429 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,218[2] (144th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $25.042 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $1,196[2] |
| Gini (2001) | 44.6[3] medium |
| HDI (2011) |  0.482[4]low · 150th |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (not observed) |
| 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 Maurice Kamto, sworn in after longtime president Paul Biya was overthrown 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.[5] It is about the size of Papua New Guinea.[6][7] 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.[8] Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor.
The regions are divided into 58 divisions. These are headed by presidentially appointed divisional officers.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cities[change | change source]
Some of the largest cities in Cameroon are:
| Ranking | Name | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 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 "Cameroon". Infoplease. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cameroon". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ↑ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ↑ "- Human Development Reports" (PDF). hdr.undp.org.
- ↑ Demographic Yearbook 1.
- ↑ "Cameroon". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Rank Order – Area".
- ↑ Décret N° 2008/376 du 12 novembre 2008, President of the Republic website. Accessed 9 June 2009.
Other websites[change | change source]
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
