| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN (Republic of Cameroon) |
| Total
Area: |
475,000 square kilometres |
| Population: |
20 million (estimate 2011). |
| Languages: |
French and English (both official), Sao, Fulani, Fang, Bamilere. 279 distinct languages in total. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%. |
| Capital: |
Yaoundé. Population 1.7 million (2009) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
11 August 1960, from France |
| Geography: |
Cameroon is divisible into four regions, the southernmost area of equatorial forest, coastal plain and plateau that extends northwards from the southern frontier to the Sanaga River transversing the country east to south-west. North of the Sanaga, deciduous and evergreen forest rises in the east towards the sparsely populated Adamaoua Massif beyond which the Bénoué (Benue in Nigeria) drains westwards into the Niger Basin. North of the Bénoué, semi-arid savannah slopes towards Lake Chad and the lower Chad border. |
| Flag: |
The pattern of the flag represents the French Tricolore and the colours are panAfrican. In 1961, the southern part of British Cameroon joined the former French Colony forming the current state of Cameroon. To mark this. the two yellow stars were replaced by a single star at the centre of the flag to represent the new unity of the state. To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Ratio 2:3 |
