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Republic of Cameroon
République du Cameroun  (French)Renndaandi Kamerun  (Fula)
Motto: 
"Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French)
"Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Anthem: 
Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres  (French)
(English: "O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers")
Location of Cameroon on the globe.
CapitalYaoundé[1]
3°52′N11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E / 3.867; 11.517
Largest cityYaoundé (city proper) Douala (metropolitan area)
Official languages
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
Religion
(2018)[2]
Demonym(s)Cameroonian
GovernmentUnitarydominant-partysemi-presidentialconstitutional republic
Paul Biya
Joseph Ngute
LegislatureParliament
Senate
National Assembly
Independence from France and the United Kingdom
• Declared
1 January 1960
• Union with the former
British Cameroons
1 October 1961
Area
• Total
475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (53rd)
• Water (%)
0.57
Population
• 2020 estimate
Neutral increase26,545,864 [3] (51st)
• 2005 census
17,463,836[4]
• Density
39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase$101.950 billion[5] (94rd)
• Per capita
Increase$3,745[5] (151nd)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase$44.893 billion[5] (89th)
• Per capita
Increase$1,649[5] (150th)
Gini (2014)46.6[6]
high
HDI (2019)Steady 0.563[7]
medium · 153rd
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
yyyy/mm/dd
Driving sideright
Calling code+237
ISO 3166 codeCM
Internet TLD.cm
  1. These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X (English at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 February 2006) and French at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 February 2006) versions). 18 January 1996. The French version of the song is sometimes called Chant de Ralliement, as in Swarovski Orchestra (2004). National Anthems of the World. Koch International Classics; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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