OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Cameroon CAPITAL: Yaounde SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic AREA: 457,439 Sq Km (183,568 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 15,863,900 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Cameroon is located in Central West Africa. It is bound by Equatorial Guinea to the southwest, Gabon to the south, Congo to the southeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Chad to the northeast, Nigeria to the northwest and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. The cou ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Cameroon Geography 2000 Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Geographic coordinates: 6 00 N, 12 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 475,440 sq km land: 4 ...

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The flag was officially hoisted on Oct. 29, 1957, prior to independence (Jan. 1, 1960). Green is for the vegetation of the south, yellow for the savannas of the north, and red for union and sovereignty. Two yellow stars were added (for the British Cameroons) in 1961, but these were replaced in 1975 by a single star symbolizing national unity. Cameroon Official name: République du Cameroun (French); Republic of Cameroon (English). Form of government: unitary multipar ...

Skip Navigation Links Africa | World Country (long form)Republic of Cameroon CapitalYaounde Total Area183,568.41 sq mi 475,440.00 sq km (slightly larger than California) Population15,803,220 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population b ...

"The Elephants of Cameroon" has moved. It is now part of "Field Trip Earth," the North Carolina Zoological Society's newest online learning project. "Field Trip Earth" is at http://www.fieldtripearth.org. Please use the preceding link to go to the new site, or you will be redirected there in thirty seconds. If you would like to support the Elephants of Cameroon by adopting an elephant or by giving a donation, please click one of the following links: To adopt an elephant http://www.nczooeletrack.org/adopt.html To support the Elephants of Cameroon http://nczoo.com/donate/elephants.html The N.C. Zoo Society thanks you for helping these elephants and supporting this important program.

"The Elephants of Cameroon" has moved. It is now part of "Field Trip Earth," the North Carolina Zoological Society's newest online learning project. "Field Trip Earth" is at http://www.fieldtripearth.org. Please use the preceding link to go to the new site, or you will be redirected there in thirty seconds. If you would like to support the Elephants of Cameroon by adopting an elephant or by giving a donation, please click one of the following links: To adopt an elephant http://www.nczooeletrack.org/adopt.html To support the Elephants of Cameroon http://nczoo.com/donate/elephants.html The N.C. Zoo Society thanks you for helping these elephants and supporting this important program.

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