| Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun |
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Motto: "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French)
"Peace – Work – Fatherland" |
Anthem: Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)
O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers 1
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| Capital | Yaoundé[1]
3°52′N11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E / 3.867; 11.517 |
| Largest city | Douala[1] |
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| Official language(s) | French
English |
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| Ethnic groups | Cameroon Highlanders 31%
Equatorial Bantu 19%
Kirdi 11%
Fulani 10%
Northwestern Bantu 8%
Eastern Nigritic 7%
other African 13%
non-African less than 1% |
| Demonym | Cameroonian |
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| Government | Republic |
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| - | President | Paul Biya[1] |
| - | Prime Minister | Philémon Yang |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence | from France |
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| - | Declared | 1 January 1960 |
| - | Annexation of former British Cameroon | 1 October 1961 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 475,442 km2 (54th)
183,568 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.3 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2012 estimate | 20,129,878[2] (58th) |
| - | 2005 census | 17,463,836[3] |
| - | Density | 39.7/km2 (167th)
102,8/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $47.251 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $2,257[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $25.759 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $1,230[4] |
| Gini (2001) | 44.6[5] (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.482[6] (Low) (150th) |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
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| Time zone | WAT(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | CM |
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| Internet TLD | .cm |
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| Calling code | 237 |
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| 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. |
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