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.