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Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo 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 geostrategic locations. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Cameroonian
These are English demonyms for people from Cameroon. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
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Farms and fisheries
- cassava
- plantains
- oil palm fruit
- maize
- taro
- tomatoes
Largest cities
| Douala | 1,338,082 |
| Yaoundé capital | 1,299,369 |
| Bamenda | 420,445 |
| Bafoussam | 373,268 |
| Maroua | 314,122 |
Money, belief and alliances
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Climate and geography
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
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Land borders (6)
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Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: landmarks.