Cameroon
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Africa : West Africa : Cameroon
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| Capital | Yaounde |
| Government | unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties legalized in 1990) note: preponderance of power remains with the president |
| Currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Area | total: 475,440 sq km water: 6,000 sq km land: 469,440 sq km |
| Population | 16,184,748 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Religion | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
Cameroon is located in West Africa.
While Cameroon is not the largest country in Africa, in some ways it's as large as Africa itself. Known as "Africa in miniature" it features French and English speaking portions, Muslim and Christian dominated regions, the tallest mountain in West Africa and terrain that includes rain forest, desert plains, mountains and high plateau.
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Dja Faunal Reserve is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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