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The Republic o Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun) is a kintra o central an wastren Africae. It is bordered bi Nigerie tae the wast; Chad tae the northeast; the Central African Republic tae the east; an Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, an the Republic o the Congo tae the sooth. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight o Bonny, pairt o the Gulf o Guinea an the Atlantic Ocean. The kintra is cawed "Africae in miniature" for its geological an cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, muntains, rainforests, an savannas. The heichest point is Munt Cameroon in the soothwast, an the lairgest ceeties are Douala, Yaoundé, an Garoua. Cameroon is hame tae ower 200 different linguistic groups. The kintra is weel kent for its native styles o muisic, particularly makossa an bikutsi, an for its successful naitional fitbaa team. Inglis an French are the offeecial leids.
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Caipital | Yaoundé 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E |
Lairgest ceety | Douala |
Offeecial leids | French Inglis |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
Govrenment | Unitar dominant-pairty presidential republic |
• Preses | Paul Biya |
• Prime Meenister | Joseph Ngute |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Naitional Assembly |
Unthirldom frae Fraunce | |
• Declared | 1 Januar 1960 |
• Union wi umwhile British Cameroons | 1 October 1961 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%) | 0.57 |
Population | |
• Julie 2013 estimate | 22,534,532 (56t) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836 |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $81.535 billion |
• Per capita | $3,358 |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $29.547 billion |
• Per capita | $1,217 |
Gini (2007) | 44.6 medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.518 law · 153rd |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +237 |
ISO 3166 code | CM |
Internet TLD | .cm |
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