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 | |  | | About Republic of Cameroon: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Yaoundé
Main Cities: Douala
Population: 12,905,000
Area: 475,440 km2
Currency: 1 CFA franc = 100 centimes (no longer used)
Languages: English, French, Bantu, Sudanic tribal languages
Religions: Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim |
| More about Republic of Cameroon: a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became a German colony in 1884; divided in 1919 into the Cameroons (administered by Britain) and Cameroun (administered by France); Cameroun and the S part of the Cameroons formed a republic in 1961 (the N part joined Nigeria); became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official languages: French and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Yaoundé. Pop.: 16 296 000 (2004 est.). Area: 475 500 sq. km (183 591 sq. miles) French name: Cameroun German name: Kamerun |
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