Republic of Cameroon Google maps and facts
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Facts about Cameroon
| Administrative divisions: | 10 provinces; Adamaoua , Centre , Est , Extreme-Nord , Littoral , Nord , Nord-Ouest , Ouest , Sud , Sud-Ouest |
| Area: | total: 475 ,440 sq km land: 469 ,440 sq km water: 6 ,000 sq km |
| Background: | The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability , which has permitted the development of agriculture , roads , and railways , as well as a petroleum industry. Despite a slow movement toward democratic reform , political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA. |
| Flag description: | three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) , red , and yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
| Capital: | name: Yaounde geographic coordinates: 3 52 N , 11 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate: | varies with terrain , from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north |
| Currency code: | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| 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% |
| Geographic coordinates: | 6 00 N , 12 00 E |
| Geography note: | sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon , the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa , is an active volcano |
| Government type: | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
| Imports partners: | France 23.4% , Nigeria 12.8% , China 9% , Belgium 5.8% , US 4% (2007) |
| Internet country code: | .cm |
| Land boundaries: | 402 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | total: 4 ,591 km border countries: Central African Republic 797 km , Chad 1 ,094 km , Republic of the Congo 523 km , Equatorial Guinea 189 km , Gabon 298 km , Nigeria 1 ,690 km |
| Languages: | 24 major African language groups , English (official) , French (official) |
| Location: | Western Africa , bordering the Bight of Biafra , between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
| Map references: | Africa |
| National holiday: | Republic Day (National Day) , 20 May (1972) |
| Nationality: | noun: Cameroonian(s) adjective: Cameroonian |
| Natural hazards: | volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
| Population: | 18 ,467 ,692 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy , higher infant mortality , higher death rates , lower population growth rates , and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | indigenous beliefs 40% , Christian 40% , Muslim 20% |
| Terrain: | diverse , with coastal plain in southwest , dissected plateau in center , mountains in west , plains in north |
| Unemployment rate: | 30% (2001 est.) |
Capital of Republic of Cameroon
Yaoundé (click to view Yaoundé map)
Places in Cameroon
Browse the most comprehensive and up-to-date online directory of administrative regions and Street views in Cameroon. Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions.
Centre Province (1581 google map locations)
East Province (841 google map locations)
Far North Province (1218 google map locations)
Littoral Province (641 google map locations)
North-West Province (172 google map locations)
South Province (948 google map locations)
South-West Province (602 google map locations)
West Province (289 google map locations)
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