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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = | |conventional_long_name = Republic of Cameroon | ||
|native_name = {{lang|fr| | |native_name = {{lang|fr|République du Cameroun}} | ||
|common_name = | |common_name = Cameroon | ||
|image_flag = Flag of | |image_flag = Flag of Cameroon.svg | ||
|alt_flag = | |alt_flag = Vertical tricolor (green, red, yellow) with a five-pointed gold star in the center of the red. | ||
|image_coat = Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg | |image_coat = Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg | ||
|symbol_type = Coat of arms | |symbol_type = Coat of arms | ||
|image_map = Cameroon (orthographic projection).svg | |image_map = Cameroon (orthographic projection).svg | ||
|alt_map = Location of | |alt_map = Location of Cameroon on the globe. | ||
|national_motto = <br/>{{native phrase|fr|" | |national_motto = <br/>{{native phrase|fr|"Paix – Travail – Patrie"|italics=off}}<br/>{{small|"Peace – Work – Fatherland"}} | ||
|national_anthem = <br/>"{{native phrase|fr|[[O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers|Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres]]|nolink=yes|italics=off}}"<br/>{{raise|0.2em|{{small|''O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers''}} {{lower|0.1em|<sup>a</sup>}}}} | |national_anthem = <br/>"{{native phrase|fr|[[O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers|Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres]]|nolink=yes|italics=off}}"<br/>{{raise|0.2em|{{small|''O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers''}} {{lower|0.1em|<sup>a</sup>}}}} | ||
|official_languages = {{hlist |[[French language|French]] |[[English language|English]]}} | |official_languages = {{hlist |[[French language|French]] |[[English language|English]]}} | ||
|demonym = | |demonym = Cameroonian | ||
|ethnic_groups = | |ethnic_groups = | ||
{{unbulleted list | {{unbulleted list | ||
| {{nowrap|31% [[Ethnic groups in | | {{nowrap|31% [[Ethnic groups in Cameroon|Cameroon Highlanders]]}} | ||
| | | 19% [[Bantu peoples|Equatorial Bantu]] | ||
| | | 11% [[Kirdi]] | ||
| | | 10% [[Fula people|Fulani]] | ||
| | | 8% [[Bantu peoples|Northwestern Bantu]] | ||
| 7% Eastern Nigritic | |||
| 13% other African | |||
| <1% non-African | |||
}} | }} | ||
|capital = [[ | |capital = [[Yaoundé]] | ||
|coordinates = {{coord|3|52|N|11|31|E}} | |coordinates = {{coord|3|52|N|11|31|E}} | ||
|largest_city = [[Douala]] | |largest_city = [[Douala]] | ||
|government_type = [[ | |government_type = [[Republic]] | ||
|leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of | |leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of Cameroon|President]] | ||
|leader_name1 = [[ | |leader_name1 = [[Paul Biya]] | ||
|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Cameroon|Prime Minister]] | |leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Cameroon|Prime Minister]] | ||
|leader_name2 = [[Philémon Yang]] | |leader_name2 = [[Philémon Yang]] | ||
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|time_zone_DST = not observed | |time_zone_DST = not observed | ||
|utc_offset_DST = +1 | |utc_offset_DST = +1 | ||
|drives_on = | |drives_on = right | ||
|calling_code = [[+237]] | |calling_code = [[+237]] | ||
|cctld = [[.cm]] | |cctld = [[.cm]] | ||
|footnote_a = These are the titles as given in the ''Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon'', Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called {{lang|fr|Chant de Ralliement}}, as in ''National Anthems of the World''; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. | |footnote_a = These are the titles as given in the ''Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon'', Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called {{lang|fr|Chant de Ralliement}}, as in ''National Anthems of the World''; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 29 September 2020
Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland" | |
| Anthem: "Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)" O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a | |
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| Capital | Yaoundé Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Largest city | Douala |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
| Government | Republic |
| Paul Biya | |
| Philémon Yang | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from France | |
• Declared | 1 January 1960 |
• Annexation of former British Cameroons | 1 October 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%) | 1.3 |
| Population | |
• July 2012 estimate | 20,129,878 (58th) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836 |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $47.251 billion |
• Per capita | $2,257 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $25.759 billion |
• Per capita | $1,230 |
| Gini (2001) | 44.6 medium |
| HDI (2011) |  0.482low (150th) |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (not observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +237 |
| ISO 3166 code | CM |
| Internet TLD | .cm |
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