Outline of Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic located in Middle Africa.[1] Cameroon borders Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. English and French are the official languages.
Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões ("River of Prawns"), the name from which Cameroon derives. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of the west and northwest established powerful chiefdoms and fondoms. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and Britain as League of Nations mandates. The Union des Populations du Cameroun political party advocated independence but was outlawed in the 1950s. It waged war on French and Cameroonian forces until 1971. In 1960, French Cameroun became independent as the Republic of Cameroun under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. The southern part of British Cameroons merged with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984.
Compared with other African countries, Cameroon enjoys political and social stability. This has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and large petroleum and timber industries. Nevertheless, large numbers of Cameroonians live in poverty as subsistence farmers. Power lies firmly in the hands of the president, Paul Biya, and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party, and corruption is widespread. The Anglophone community has grown increasingly alienated from the government, and Anglophone politicians have called for greater decentralisation and even the secession of the former British-governed territories.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cameroon:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Cameroon
- Official English country name: The Republic of Cameroon
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Cameroonian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Cameroon
- International rankings of Cameroon
- ISO country codes: CM, CMR, 120
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cm
[edit] Geography of Cameroon
- Cameroon is: a country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Cameroon
- High: Fako on Mount Cameroon 4,040 m (13,255 ft)
- Low: Bight of Bonny 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,591 km
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Nigeria 1,690 km
Chad 1,094 km
Central African Republic 797 km
Republic of the Congo 523 km
Gabon 298 km
Equatorial Guinea 189 km
- Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 402 km
- Population of Cameroon: 17,795,000(2005) - 58th most populous country
- Area of Cameroon: 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi) - 53rd largest country
- Atlas of Cameroon
[edit] Environment of Cameroon
- Climate of Cameroon
- Environmental issues in Cameroon
- Ecoregions in Cameroon
- Renewable energy in Cameroon
- Geology of Cameroon
- Protected areas of Cameroon
- Wildlife of Cameroon
[edit] Natural geographic features of Cameroon
- Glaciers in Cameroon: none [2]
- Islands of Cameroon
- Lakes of Cameroon
- Mountains of Cameroon
- Rivers of Cameroon
- Valleys of Cameroon
- World Heritage Sites in Cameroon
[edit] Regions of Cameroon
- Main article: Regions of Cameroon
[edit] Ecoregions of Cameroon
- Main article: Ecoregions in Cameroon
[edit] Administrative divisions of Cameroon
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Cameroon
[edit] Provinces of Cameroon
[edit] Divisions of Cameroon
[edit] Municipalities of Cameroon
- Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé
- Cities of Cameroon
[edit] Demography of Cameroon
- Main article: Demographics of Cameroon
[edit] Government and politics of Cameroon
- Main article: Government of Cameroon and Politics of Cameroon
- Form of government: unitary presidential republic
- Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé
- Elections in Cameroon
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Cameroon
- Political scandals of Cameroon
- Taxation in Cameroon
[edit] Branches of government
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Cameroon
- Head of state: President of Cameroon,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Cameroon,
- Cabinet of Cameroon
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Cameroon
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Cameroon
[edit] Foreign relations of Cameroon
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of Cameroon is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Cameroon
- Main article: Law of Cameroon
- Capital punishment in Cameroon
- Constitution of Cameroon
- Crime in Cameroon
- Human rights in Cameroon
- Law enforcement in Cameroon
[edit] Military of Cameroon
- Main article: Military of Cameroon
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Cameroon
- Military ranks of Cameroon
[edit] Local government in Cameroon
[edit] History of Cameroon
- Main article: History of Cameroon, Timeline of the history of Cameroon, and Current events of Cameroon
[edit] Culture of Cameroon
- Main article: Culture of Cameroon
- Architecture of Cameroon
- Cuisine of Cameroon
- Ethnic minorities in Cameroon
- Festivals in Cameroon
- Humor in Cameroon
- Languages of Cameroon
- Media in Cameroon
- National symbols of Cameroon
- People of Cameroon
- Prostitution in Cameroon
- Public holidays in Cameroon
- Records of Cameroon
- Religion in Cameroon
- World Heritage Sites in Cameroon
[edit] Art in Cameroon
- Art in Cameroon
- Cinema of Cameroon
- Literature of Cameroon
- Music of Cameroon
- Television in Cameroon
- Theatre in Cameroon
[edit] Sports in Cameroon
- Main article: Sports in Cameroon
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Cameroon
- Main article: Economy of Cameroon
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
- Agriculture in Cameroon
- Banking in Cameroon
- Communications in Cameroon
- Companies of Cameroon
- Currency of Cameroon: Franc
- Economic history of Cameroon
- Energy in Cameroon
- Health care in Cameroon
- Mining in Cameroon
- Cameroon Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Cameroon
- Transport in Cameroon
- Water supply and sanitation in Cameroon
[edit] Education in Cameroon
- Main article: Education in Cameroon
[edit] Health in Cameroon
[edit] See also
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French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- All pages beginning with "Cameroon"
- All pages with titles containing "Cameroon"
- All pages beginning with "Cameroonian"
- All pages with titles containing "Cameroonian"
- Index of Cameroon-related articles
- List of Cameroon-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Cameroon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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