| Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Cameroon | ||||||
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| Motto: Paix – Travail – Patrie (French) ("Peace – Work – Fatherland") |
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| Anthem: Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres |
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 Location of Cameroon (in green)
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| Capital | Yaoundé | |||||
| Official languages | French • English | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Bamileke-Bamum; Beti/Bassa-Mbam; Biu-Mandar; Fulani; Shuwa; Adamawa-Ubangi; Grassfielders; Pygmy peoples; Sawa; Bantu | |||||
| Religion | Christianity; Islam; Traditional religions; Irreligion | |||||
| Demonym | Cameroonian | |||||
| Government | Unitary state; Dominant-party assembly-independent republic | |||||
| - | President | Bello Bouba Maigari | ||||
| - | Vice President | Joseph Ngute | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament of Cameroon | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | National Assembly | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Independence from France | January 1, 1960 | ||||
| - | Independence from the United Kingdom | January 1, 1961 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 29,321,637 | ||||
| Currency | Cameroonian franc (CMF) |
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| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cm | |||||
| Calling code | +237 | |||||
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the north; Biafra to the northwest; the West African Federation to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east and to the south; and Rio Muni to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages.
Politics of Cameroon is dominated by the Cameroon National Union (CNU) since 1966, which controlling the executive and legislative branches of government. Bello Bouba Maigari has served as the President of Cameroon since 1984. Under Maigari, Cameroon is marred with oppressions on political activists, corruption at all levels of government and general elections are deemed as "not free." Nevertheless, Cameroon is regarded as one of the most stable growing economies and the largest financial system in Central Africa with heavy investment by the East Asian development firms.
The country is often referred to as "Africa in miniature" for its geological, linguistic and cultural diversity. Its natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. Its most populous cities are Douala on the Wouri River, its economic capital and main seaport; Yaoundé, its political capital; and Garoua. Limbe in the Southwest has a natural seaport. Cameroon is also well known for its successful national football team. It is a member state of the African Union, the United Nations, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the Commonwealth Confederation, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
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