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Cameroon

• Republic of Cameroon

• National name: République du Cameroun

• President: Paul Biya (1988)

• Prime Minister: Ephraim Inoni (2004)

• Area: 183,567 sq. mi. (475,440 sq. km)

• Population (2006 est.): 17,340,702

• Capital: Yaoundé

• Largest cities: Douala, 1,274,300; Yaoundé, 1,154,400

• Languages: French and English (both official); 24 major African language groups

• Ethnicity/race: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%

• Religions: 51% indigenous beliefs, 33% Christian, 16% Muslim

• National Motto: Peace Work Fatherland                  Source:  Infoplease

An elephant in the forests of Cameroon

A pygmy Baka house

The palace of the Barmoun kings

A house in the forests of Cameroon

Carvings in the Big Hut of the Chieffery, Bandjoun

Downtown Yaounde

Harvesting Palm Nuts

Traditional Costumes

Village School

The Chefferie of Bandjoun

Tarzan's jungle

Hand carved canoes

Waterfalls

Pygmies

Children in native dance costumes

Lobe Waterfalls flowing into the Atlantic Ocean at Kribi

The coast at Kribi

Tropical forest hike

Palm plantation

Sunset over Mt Cameroon

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An elephant in the forests of Cameroon

 

Cameroon's national anthem

Cameroon's national anthem

 

	For more information on Cameroon click on the links below: Infoplease Baka Pygmies of Cameroon Languages of Cameroon National Parks Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas Republic of Cameroon homepage Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Cameroon's president Paul Biya		Cameroon's national coat of arms