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Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

Called 'Africa in miniature' for its range of landscapes and peoples, with a bilingual colonial inheritance that is also the root of the ongoing anglophone conflict.

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Cameroon in pictures

Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.

  • Flag of Cameroon

    Flag

    Flag of Cameroon

    National flag

  • Mount Cameroon

    Landscape

    Mount Cameroon

    A real place in Cameroon

  • Dja Faunal Reserve

    Landmark

    Dja Faunal Reserve

    Rainforest almost entirely ringed by a loop of the Dja river.

  • Mount Cameroon

    Landmark

    Mount Cameroon

    West Africa's highest peak, and still active.

  • Waza National Park

    Landmark

    Waza National Park

    Dry savanna where elephants gather at the last waterholes.

  • Chimpanzee

    Wildlife

    Chimpanzee

    Chimps make and use tools, and each group has its own traditions.

  • Mandrill

    Wildlife

    Mandrill

    The most colourful mammal in the world — and the largest monkey.

  • African forest elephant

    Wildlife

    African forest elephant

    Smaller than its savanna cousin, with straight tusks and a taste for fruit.

  • African grey parrot

    Wildlife

    African grey parrot

    One of the best talkers in the animal world — some learn hundreds of words.

  • Mountain bongo

    Wildlife

    Mountain bongo

    Fewer than 100 remain in the wild, all in Kenyan highland forest.

  • Goliath frog

    Wildlife

    Goliath frog

    The world's largest frog — as long as a house cat and able to move rocks.

  • Goliath beetle

    Wildlife

    Goliath beetle

    One of the heaviest insects alive; the grubs weigh more than a mouse.

  • African civet

    Wildlife

    African civet

    It marks its trails with a scent once used to make perfume.

  • Blue duiker

    Wildlife

    Blue duiker

    It dives into thickets head first, which is what 'duiker' means.

  • Drill

    Wildlife

    Drill

    One of Africa's most endangered primates, living in troops of 200.

  • African manatee

    Wildlife

    African manatee

    It grazes river plants and can live in fresh or salt water.

  • Yaoundé

    City

    Yaoundé

    Capital of Cameroon

Capital

Yaoundé

Population

29,879,337

World Bank, 2025

Area

475,442 km²

Currency

Central African CFA franc

GDP per person

$1,972

Current US$, 2025

Life expectancy

64 yrs

World Bank, 2024

Urban population

55.7%

UN member

Yes

Quick facts

Did you know?

Njoya's Bamum script is one of very few writing systems invented in modern Africa.

Lake Nyos released a deadly cloud of carbon dioxide in 1986, a rare natural disaster.

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Where to start with Cameroon

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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.