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  • Name
    Cameroon
  • Full Name
    Republic of Cameroon
  • Cameroon is located in West Africa and as a country has a very varied landscape.
    The country of Cameroon has the tallest mountain in West Africa, Mt Cameroon, to its north and some great beaches in south west around Kribi.

    Cameroon gained independence from the English and French in 1961 and has become very culturally diverse although official languages are English and French over 200 other languages are spoken by the various tribes living in Cameroon.
  • Capital
    Yaoundé
  • Largest City
    Douala
  • Population
    17,795,000
  • Area
    475,442 km2
  • Languages Spoken
    French, English
  • Religion
    Christian
  • Time Zone
    WAT (UTC+1)
  • Currency
    Central African CFA franc
  • Dialing Code
    237
  • Internet Domain
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