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Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Anthem:  "Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)" O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a
Capital	Yaoundé
Largest city	Douala
Official languages	French English
Ethnic groups	31% Cameroon Highlanders 19% Equatorial Bantu 11% Kirdi 10% Fulani 8% Northwestern Bantu 7% Eastern Nigritic 13% other African <1% non-African
Demonym(s)	Cameroonian
Government	Republic
• President	Paul Biya
• Prime Minister	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)	0.482 low (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
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 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.