Cameroon (as part of its successor Cross River State)
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Cameroon is a Central African country bordering Nigeria’s Cross River region, known for its diverse geography, cultures, and bilingual (French and English) colonial heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sovereign state ⓘ |
| borderDispute | Bakassi Peninsula with Nigeria ⓘ |
| borderRegionWithNigeria | Cross River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Central African Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | German colony as Kamerun until World War I ⓘ |
| colonialSuccessorState |
British Cameroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Central African CFA franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesOn | right ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | unitary presidential republic ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
Cameroon Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahelian north ⓘ coastal plains ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Benue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross River (border area) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDate |
1 January 1960 (French Cameroon)
ⓘ
1 October 1961 (Southern Cameroons union with Cameroon) ⓘ |
| independenceFrom |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural diversity
ⓘ
diverse geography ⓘ linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| largestCity | Douala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | mixed civil law and common law ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bight of Biafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
African Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Organisation internationale de la Francophonie NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| nickname | Africa in miniature ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| regionalLanguagesCount | over 200 local languages ⓘ |
| subregion | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.