Guide to Cameroon
Must See Cameroon
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At a glance
Outside the swelling and modernised cities of Cameroon (Cameroun), rainforests stretch from the Atlantic Ocean, giving way to savannah and semi-desert in the north. Elephants and bongos congregate by the hundreds in some of Africa's best wildlife parks, and beachcombers laze on long, isolated beaches.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Cameroon
- Capital city:
- Yaoundé (pop 1,100,000)
- Area:
- 475,440 sq km / 183,568 sq miles
- Population:
- 16,200,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- French (official)
English (official)
About 10% of the country relies primarily on a pidgin English, mainly in the western provinces near Nigeria.
Arabic (other)
There are 24 major African language groups. Among the many African languages spoken in Cameroon, the five major ones are Bamiléké, Ewondo, Bamoun, Fulfulde and Arabic
Ewondo (other)
- Religion:
- Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
- Currency:
- Central African CFA franc
- Electricity:
- 110/220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
