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Cameroon
| Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun
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| Motto: "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland" |
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| Anthem: Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French) O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers 1 |
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| Capital | Yaoundé[1] 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E | |||||
| Largest city | Douala[1] | |||||
| Official languages | French English |
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| Demonym | Cameroonian | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Paul Biya[1] | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Philémon Yang | ||||
| Independence from France | ||||||
| - | Declared | 1 January 1960 | ||||
| - | Annexation of former British Cameroon | 1 October 1961 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 475,442 km2 (54th) 183,568 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 19,100,000 (58th) | ||||
| - | 2003 census | 15,746,179 | ||||
| - | Density | 39.7/km2 (167th) 102,8/sq mi |
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| 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 |
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| HDI (2011) |  0.482[4]low · 150th |
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| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
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| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | 237 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cm | |||||
| 1. | These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called "Chant de Ralliement", as in National Anthems of the World, and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. | |||||
Cameroon (officially called 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, and the Prime Minister is Philémon Yang.
Geography
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
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.
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Cities
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
The official languages of Cameroon are French and English.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cameroon". Infoplease. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107382.html. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cameroon". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=622&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=42&pr.y=13. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ↑ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ↑ http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf
- ↑ Demographic Yearbook 1.
- ↑ "Cameroon". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Rank Order – Area".
- ↑ Décret N° 2008/376 du 12 novembre 2008, President of the Republic website. Accessed 9 June 2009.
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