Cameroon

**Cameroon** (officially de **Republic of Cameroon**), be country wey dey Central Africa. Edey share boundaries plus Nigeria to de west den north, Chad to de northeast, de Central African Republic to de east, den Equatorial Guinea, Gabon den de Republic of the Congo to de south. Ein coastline dey lie for de Bight of Biafra top, part of de Gulf of Guinea den de Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position for de crossroads between West Africa den Central Africa, na dem categorize am edey both camps insyd. Ein nearly 27 million people dey speak 250 native languages, for addition to de national tongues of English den French, anaa both.

De official languages of Cameroon be French den English, de official languages of former French Cameroons den British Cameroons. Christianity be de majority religion insyd Cameroon, plus significant minorities wey dey practise Islam den traditional faiths. E experience tensions from de English-speaking territories, wer politicians advocate for greater decentralisation den even complete separation anaa independence (as insyd de Southern Cameroons National Council). Insyd 2017, tensions ova de creation of Ambazonian state insyd de English-speaking territories escalate into open warfare. 

Large numbers of Cameroonians dey live as subsistence farmers. Dem often dey refer to de country as "Africa in miniature" for ein geological, linguistic den cultural diversity. Ein natural features dey include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, den savannas. Ein highest point, at almost 4,100 metres (13,500 ft), be Mount Cameroon for de Southwest Region insyd. Ein most populous cities be Douala for de Wouri River top, ein economic capital den main seaport; Yaoundé, ein political capital; den Garoua. Limbé for de southwest insyd get natural seaport. Cameroon be well known for ein native music styles, particularly Makossa, Njang den Bikutsi, den for ein successful national football team. Ebe member state of de African Union, de United Nations, de *Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie* (OIF), de Commonwealth of Nations, Non-Aligned Movement den de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 

## Etymology
Originally, na Cameroon be de exonym de Portuguese give to de Wouri River, wey na dem dey bell am *Rio dos Camarões* wey dey mean "river of shrimps" anaa "shrimp river", wey dey refer to de then abundant Cameroon ghost shrimp. Today de country ein name for Portuguese insyd remain *Camarões*.

## Demographics

## References


### Sources

* DeLancey, Mark W.; DeLancey, Mark Dike (2000). *Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon* (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810837751.
* Hudgens, Jim; Trillo, Richard (1999). *West Africa: The Rough Guide* (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1858284682.
* Mbaku, John Mukum (2005). *Culture and Customs of Cameroon*. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313332319.
* Neba, Aaron (1999). *Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon* (3rd ed.). Bamenda: Neba Publishers.
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## You fi read further

* "Cameroon – Annual Report 2007". Archived from the original on 26 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007. . Reporters without Borders. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
* "Cameroon". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.. *Human Development Report 2006*. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
* Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). . *Encyclopædia Britannica*. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). pp. 110–113.
* Fonge, Fuabeh P. (1997). *Modernization without Development in Africa: Patterns of Change and Continuity in Post-Independence Cameroonian Public Service*. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, Inc.
* MacDonald, Brian S. (1997). "Case Study 4: Cameroon", *Military Spending in Developing Countries: How Much Is Too Much?* McGill-Queen's University Press.
* Njeuma, Dorothy L. (no date). "Country Profiles: Cameroon". The Boston College Center for International Higher Education. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
* Rechniewski, Elizabeth. "1947: Decolonisation in the Shadow of the Cold War: the Case of French Cameroon." *Australian & New Zealand Journal of European Studies* 9.3 (2017). online
* Sa'ah, Randy Joe (23 June 2006). "Cameroon girls battle 'breast ironing'". *BBC News*. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
* Wright, Susannah, ed. (2006). *Cameroon*. Madrid: MTH Multimedia S.L.
* "World Economic and Financial Surveys". World Economic Outlook Database, International Monetary Fund. September 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2007.

## External links

* Cameroon. *[[:en:The_World_Factbook|The World Factbook]]*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* Cameroon Corruption Profile from Business Anti-Corruption Portal
* Cameroon from *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* Cameroon profile from the BBC News
* Key Development Forecasts for Cameroon from International Futures

; Government

* Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon
* Prime Minister's Office
* National Assembly of Cameroon
* Global Integrity Report: Cameroon has reporting on anti-corruption in Cameroon
* Chief of State and Cabinet Members

; Trade

* Summary Trade Statistics from World Bank