Cameroon

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Cameroon is a Central African country known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, varied geography from coast to rainforest and savanna, and a mixed French-English colonial heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Africa
sovereign state
administrativeDivision Adamawa Region
Centre Region
East Region
Far North Region
Littoral Region
North Region
Northwest Region
South Region
Southwest Region
West Region
borderCountry Central African Republic
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
borderSea Bight of Biafra
Gulf of Guinea
callingCode +237
capital Yaoundé
climate semi-arid in the north
tropical
colonialPredecessor German Kamerun
continent Africa
currency Central African CFA franc
currencyCode XAF
drivesOn right
drivingSide right
fifaCode CMR
formerColonyOf France
United Kingdom
geographicFeature Adamawa Plateau
Atlantic coast
surface form: Atlantic Ocean coastline

rainforest
savanna
governmentType unitary presidential republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Cameroon
headOfStateTitle President of Cameroon
highestPoint Mount Cameroon
independenceDate 1960-01-01
independenceFrom France
United Kingdom
internetTLD .cm
iso3166-1Alpha2 CM
iso3166-1Alpha3 CMR
largestCity Douala
legalSystem mixed civil law and common law system
majorCity Bamenda
Douala
Garoua
Maroua
Yaoundé
memberOf African Union
Economic Community of Central African States
surface form: CEMAC

Commonwealth of Nations
Economic Community of Central African States
Francophonie
surface form: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

United Nations
mountain Mount Cameroon
nationalAnthem O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers
nationalMotto Paix – Travail – Patrie
nickname Africa in miniature
officialLanguage English
French
olympicCode CMR
popularSport football
recognizedLanguage Bassa
Cameroonian Pidgin English
Duala
Ewondo
Fulfulde
Ghomalaʼ
region Central Africa
West Africa
religionMajority Christianity
religionMinority Islam
traditional African religions
river Benue River
Sanaga River
Wouri River
subregion Gulf of Guinea
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
unificationDate 1961-10-01
utcOffset +1

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Yembana spokenIn Cameroon
Yembana country Cameroon
Southern Cameroon country Cameroon
Southern Cameroon locatedIn Cameroon
Southern Cameroon partOf Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Blaise Diagne placeOfDeath Cameroon
Northern Cameroons borderedBy Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Northern Cameroons predecessorTerritoryOf Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Northern Cameroons successorState Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Northern Cameroons ICJCaseApplicant Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Middle Congo borderedBy Cameroon
Government of Cameroon country Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Government of Cameroon executiveBranchOf Cameroon
this entity surface form: Republic of Cameroon
Limbe country Cameroon
Nyong River (historically connected via wetlands) country Cameroon
subject surface form: Nyong River
Edea country Cameroon
Song Loulou country Cameroon
Song Loulou country Cameroon
subject surface form: Song Loulou Hydroelectric Power Station
Edea Dam country Cameroon
Sanaga River basin country Cameroon
Song Loulou Dam country Cameroon
Nachtigal Falls country Cameroon
Nachtigal Falls country Cameroon
subject surface form: Nachtigal Hydropower Project
Mfoundi River country Cameroon
Mbéré River country Cameroon
Nkam River country Cameroon
Western Gbaya country Cameroon
Menchum River country Cameroon
River Donga country Cameroon
Kébbi River country Cameroon
Baka language country Cameroon
Gbaya people country Cameroon
Cameroon Line country Cameroon
Banso Highlands country Cameroon
Bamileke Plateau country Cameroon
Cameroon border country Cameroon
Dibamba River country Cameroon
Mungo River country Cameroon
Kaliao River country Cameroon
Sangha River (indirectly via Congo system) country Cameroon
subject surface form: Sangha River
Ferngo River country Cameroon