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Cameroon flag information

Description flag of Cameroon

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red and yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band

Flag notes

uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

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Official country name

Republic of Cameroon

Short name

Cameroon

Local names

Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon (long)
Cameroun/Cameroon (short)

Former name

French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon

Nationality

Cameroonian(s) (noun) Cameroun/Cameroon (adjective)

Languages spoken

24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Capital

Yaounde

Government type

republic; multiparty presidential regime

Population

18,467,692 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.

Coastline

Coastline 402 km.

Land borders

4,591km, 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

Independence

1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)