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Republic of Cameroon
République du Cameroun
Vertical tricolor (green, red, yellow) with a five-pointed gold star in the center of the red.
Flag
Coat of arms of Cameroon
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
Location of Cameroon on the globe.
CapitalYaoundé
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Largest cityDouala
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Cameroonian
GovernmentRepublic
• President
Paul Biya
Philémon Yang
LegislatureNational 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)Increase 0.482
low (150th)
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code+237
ISO 3166 codeCM
Internet TLD.cm
  1. 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.