Cameroon

Cameroon (officially called the Republic of Cameroon) is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé. The largest city in Cameroon is Douala. The population of Cameroon is about 20 million. Cameroon's president is Paul Biya. They speak nearly 250 languages in Cameroon. French and English are the official languages. The German Empire ruled Cameroon from 1884 until World War I when France took the majority and Britain took the northwest and southwest. 

Geography

At , Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country.Demographic Yearbook 1. It is about the size of Papua New Guinea."Rank Order – Area". The country is in Central and West Africa on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country's neighbours are 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.

Regions
The constitution divides Cameroon into 10 regions. On 12 November 2008, the President changed the divisions from provinces to regions.Décret N° 2008/376 du 12 novembre 2008, President of the Republic website. Accessed 9 June 2009. Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor.

The regions are divided into 58 divisions. These are headed by presidentially appointed divisional officers.

 300px|left|Regions of Cameroon Region  French name  Capital Population (1987)  Area (km²)  Population density (/km²)</tr> 1.  Adamawa  Adamaoua  Ngaoundéré 495,185  63,691  8 2.  Centre  Centre  Yaoundé 1,651,600  68,926  24 3.  East  Est  Bertoua 517,198  109,011  5 4.  Far North  Extrême-Nord  Maroua 1,855,695  34,246  54 5.  Littoral  Littoral  Douala 1,352,833  20,239  67 6.  North  Nord  Garoua 1,687,959 65,576  13 7.  Northwest  Nord-Ouest  Bamenda 1,237,348  17,812  69 8.  South  Sud  Ebolowa 373,798  47,110  8 9.  Southwest  Sud-Ouest  Buea 838,042  24,571  34 10.  West  Ouest  Bafoussam 1,339,791  13,872  97

Cities
Some of the largest cities in Cameroon are:
 Ranking Name Population 1. Douala 2,000,000 2. Yaoundé 1,600,000 3. Garoua 450,000 4. Bafoussam 350,000 5. Maroua 327,000 6. Bamenda 299,600 7. Ngaoundéré 185,700

 Languages 
The official languages of Cameroon are French and English. It is part of both the British Commonwealth and La Francophonie. Most people speak French, English is only spoken in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the country, formerly under British control.

Related pages
 Cameroon at the Olympics
 Cameroon national football team
 List of rivers of Cameroon

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