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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
| | |native_name = {{lang|fr|''République du Cameroun''}} | ||
| | |common_name = Cameroon | ||
|common_name = | |image_flag = Flag of Cameroon.svg | ||
|image_flag = | |alt = Vertical tricolor (green, red, yellow) with a five-pointed gold star in the center of the red. | ||
| | |image_coat = Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg | ||
|symbol_type = Coat of arms | |||
|image_map = Cameroon (orthographic projection).svg | |||
|image_coat = | |alt_map = Location of Cameroon on the globe. | ||
| | |national_motto = <br/>{{native phrase|fr|"Paix – Travail – Patrie"|italics=off}}<br/>{{small|"Peace – Work – Fatherland"}} | ||
| | |national_anthem = <br/>{{native phrase|fr|[[O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers|Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres]]|nolink=yes}}<br/>{{raise|0.2em|{{small|''O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers''}} {{lower|0.1em|<sup>a</sup>}}}} | ||
|national_motto = | |official_languages = {{hlist |[[French language|French]] |[[English language|English]]}} | ||
| | |demonym = Cameroonian | ||
| | |ethnic_groups = | ||
| | {{unbulleted list | ||
| | | {{nowrap|31% [[Ethnic groups in Cameroon|Cameroon Highlanders]]}} | ||
| | | 19% [[Bantu peoples|Equatorial Bantu]] | ||
| | | 11% [[Kirdi]] | ||
| | | 10% [[Fula people|Fulani]] | ||
| | | 8% [[Bantu peoples|Northwestern Bantu]] | ||
| | | 7% Eastern Nigritic | ||
| | | 13% other African | ||
| | | <1% non-African | ||
|latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!-- | }} | ||
|largest_city = | |capital = [[Yaoundé]]<ref name="Cameroon - Infoplease.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107382.html |title=Cameroon |publisher=Infoplease |accessdate=27 May 2011 |publisheer=Infoplease}}</ref> | ||
| | |latd=3 |latm=52 |latNS=N |longd=11 |longm=31 |longEW=E <!--Google Maps--> | ||
| | |largest_city = [[Douala]]<ref name="Cameroon - Infoplease.com"/> | ||
| | |government_type = [[Republic]] | ||
| | |leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of Cameroon|President]] | ||
|leader_name1 = [[Paul Biya]]<ref name="Cameroon - Infoplease.com"/> | |||
| | |leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Cameroon|Prime Minister]] | ||
| | |leader_name2 = [[Philémon Yang]] | ||
| | |legislature = [[National Assembly (Cameroon)|National Assembly]] | ||
| | |area_rank = 54th <!--Demographic Yearbook 1.--> | ||
| | |area_magnitude = 1 E11 | ||
| | |area_km2 = 475,442 | ||
| | |area_sq_mi = 183,568 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]--> | ||
| | |percent_water = 1.3 <!--CIA World Factbook--> | ||
| | |population_estimate = 20,129,878<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html |title=Cameroon |work=The World Factbook |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
|population_estimate_rank = 58th <!--UN World Population Prospects--> | |||
| | |population_estimate_year = July 2012 | ||
|population_census = 17,463,836<ref>{{cite web |title={{lang|fr|Rapport de présentation des résultats définitifs}} |url=http://www.statistics-cameroon.org/downloads/Rapport_de_presentation_3_RGPH.pdf |format=PDF |page=6 |publisher={{lang|fr|Institut national de la statistique}} |accessdate=21 July 2012 |language=French}}</ref> | |||
| | |population_census_year = 2005 | ||
| | |population_density_km2 = 39.7 | ||
< | |population_density_sq_mi = 102,8 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]--> | ||
| | |population_density_rank = 167th <!--UN World Population Prospects--> | ||
| | |GDP_PPP = $47.251 billion<ref name="imf2">{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=39&pr.y=9&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=622&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a= |title=Cameroon |publisher=International Monetary Fund |accessdate=2012-04-18}}</ref> | ||
| | |GDP_PPP_year = 2011 | ||
| | |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $2,257<ref name="imf2"/> | ||
| | |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = | ||
| | |GDP_nominal = $25.759 billion<ref name="imf2"/> | ||
| | |GDP_nominal_year = 2011 | ||
| | |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $1,230<ref name="imf2"/> | ||
| | |sovereignty_type = Independence {{nobold|from [[France]]}} | ||
| | |established_event1 = Declared | ||
| | |established_date1 = 1 January 1960 | ||
|established_event2 = {{nowrap|Annexation of former<br/>[[British Cameroons]]}} | |||
| | |established_date2 = 1 October 1961 | ||
| | |HDI_year = 2011 | ||
| | |HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady--> | ||
| | |HDI = 0.482 <!--number only--> | ||
|HDI_ref = <ref>http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf</ref> | |||
| | |HDI_rank = 150th | ||
| | |Gini_year = 2001 | ||
| | |Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> | ||
|Gini = 44.6 <!--number only--> | |||
|Gini_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html |title=Distribution of family income – Gini index |work=The World Factbook |publisher=CIA |accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref> | |||
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|currency = [[Central African CFA franc]] | |||
|currency_code = XAF | |||
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|time_zone = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] | |||
|utc_offset = +1 | |||
|time_zone_DST = not observed | |||
|utc_offset_DST = +1 | |||
| | |drives_on = right | ||
| | |calling_code = [[+237]] | ||
| | |cctld = [[.cm]] | ||
|footnote_a = These are the titles as given in the ''Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon'', Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called {{lang|fr|''Chant de Ralliement''}}, as in ''National Anthems of the World''; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. | |||
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Coat of arms
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| Location of Cameroon on the globe. | |
| Capital | Yaoundé[1] |
| Largest city | Douala[1] |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym | Cameroonian |
| Government | Republic |
| Paul Biya[1] | |
| Philémon Yang | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from France | |
• Declared | 1 January 1960 |
• Annexation of former British Cameroons | 1 October 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%) | 1.3 |
| Population | |
• July 2012 estimate | 20,129,878[2] (58th) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836[3] |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $47.251 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $2,257[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $25.759 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $1,230[4] |
| Gini (2001) | 44.6[5] medium |
| HDI (2011) | Increase 0.482[6] low · 150th |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +237 |
| ISO 3166 code | CM |
| Internet TLD | .cm |
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- ^ a b c "Cameroon". Infoplease. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|publisheer=ignored (help) - ^ "Cameroon". The World Factbook. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Rapport de présentation des résultats définitifs[[Category:Articles containing French-language text]]" (PDF) (in French). Institut national de la statistique. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c d "Cameroon". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf