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Additional information about Cameroon
Official country name: Republic of Cameroon
Short name: Cameroon
Local names (long and short forms): Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon / Cameroun/Cameroon
Former name: French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon
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Nationality noun / adjective: Cameroonian(s) / Cameroonian
Languages spoken: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official). .
Capital: Yaounde (GMT 1.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic; multiparty presidential regime
Population: 18467692 ranked 60, (data 2008)
Geography: 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. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon). .
Coastline: Coastline 402 km - . .
Land borders: Cameroon has a total of 4591 km landborders, bordering to 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. . .
Administrative divisions: 10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest
Dependent areas:
Independence: 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)