Cameroon Location : Central Africa
Cameroon Location : Central Africa
General information on Cameroon
Name: Cameroon Population : around 18 000 000
Main cities , Yaoundé, Douala, Garoua, Buea
Area: 475000 km²
Official Languages: French and English
Geography Location: Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Sea, between Nigeria, Chad,
Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea Republic .Geography - note: Strategic Location in Central African the Guinea Gulf , and closed
to West Africa .Look like a triangle,
People Population: 18,000,000 (July 2007 est.)Age structure: 0-14 years: 42.37%
15-64 years: 54.28% 65 years and over: 3.35%
Median age: total: 28.3 years (male: 27.7 years) ( female: 28.8 years) (2007 est.)Population growth rate: 2.41% (2007 est.)Fertility rate : 4.8 children born per womanBirth rate: 36.12 births per 1,000 populationDeath rate: 11.99 deaths per 1,000 populationLife expectancy at birth: total population: 54.59 years
male: 53.76years and female: 55.44 years (2007 est.).HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 5.8% (2005 est)
Land use (Estimation in 2000)Arable land: 13%Permanent Crops: 2%Forest and Pastures:4%Others: 78 %Irrigated Lands : 210 Km2Literacy15 and over : 70.4 % of the population can read and writePopulation Groups (Estimation of 2000)More than 275 ethnolingustic groups and it is made of -Cameroon Western Highlanders (Including BAMILEKE and BAMOUN) : 31%-Equatorial BANTOU : 19%-KIRDI: 11%-Fulani: 10%-Northwestern BANTOU: 8%-Eastern NIGUTIC : 7%-Other African : 13%-Non African : 1%
HistoryIn 1472, the portugese Fernando Póo discover estuary of Sanaga river , and decide to call it rio dos Camaroẽs (« the river of grise »)
In 1960 Cameroon become politicaly independant under the name Federal Republic of Cameroon ;
In 1972 Cameroon become United Republic of Cameroon
In 1984 Cameroon become Republic of Cameroon
Regions
A really melting pot which made
Cameroon been the whole Africa in One
or Africa in Miniature
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
Touristic Places
Kribi Beach Limbe Beach
Traditional danses from. West Cameroon
Waza Parc Waza Parc
Maroua
West Kingdom
Benue
Cameroon Football Team
Cameroonian’s foods (Just few ones here)
Thank you to flight with us in the
Country of Peace Cameroon.