Outline of Cameroon

The Flag of Cameroon		The Coat of arms of Cameroon

The location of Cameroon

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Cameroon

See also: Index of Cameroon-related articles

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic located in Middle Africa.^[1] Cameroon borders Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. English and French are the official languages.

Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões ("River of Prawns"), the name from which Cameroon derives. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of the west and northwest established powerful chiefdoms and fondoms. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and Britain as League of Nations mandates. The Union des Populations du Cameroun political party advocated independence but was outlawed in the 1950s. It waged war on French and Cameroonian forces until 1971. In 1960, French Cameroun became independent as the Republic of Cameroun under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. The southern part of British Cameroons merged with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984.

Compared with other African countries, Cameroon enjoys political and social stability. This has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and large petroleum and timber industries. Nevertheless, large numbers of Cameroonians live in poverty as subsistence farmers. Power lies firmly in the hands of the president, Paul Biya, and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party, and corruption is widespread. The Anglophone community has grown increasingly alienated from the government, and Anglophone politicians have called for greater decentralisation and even the secession of the former British-governed territories.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cameroon:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Cameroon

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Cameroon
• Official English country name: The Republic of Cameroon
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Cameroonian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Cameroon
• International rankings of Cameroon
• ISO country codes: CM, CMR, 120
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cm

Geography of Cameroon

An enlargeable topographic map of Cameroon.

Main article: Geography of Cameroon

• Cameroon is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
    • West Africa
  • Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Cameroon
    • High: Fako on Mount Cameroon 4,040 m (13,255 ft)
    • Low: Bight of Bonny 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,591 km

 Nigeria 1,690 km

 Chad 1,094 km

 Central African Republic 797 km

 Republic of the Congo 523 km

 Gabon 298 km

 Equatorial Guinea 189 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 402 km

• Population of Cameroon: 17,795,000(2005) - 58th most populous country
• Area of Cameroon: 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi) - 53rd largest country
• Atlas of Cameroon

Environment of Cameroon

An enlargeable satellite image of Cameroon

Main article: Environment of Cameroon

• Climate of Cameroon
• Environmental issues in Cameroon
• Ecoregions in Cameroon
• Renewable energy in Cameroon
• Geology of Cameroon
• Protected areas of Cameroon
  • Biosphere reserves in Cameroon
  • National parks of Cameroon
• Wildlife of Cameroon
  • Flora of Cameroon
  • Fauna of Cameroon
    • Birds of Cameroon
    • Mammals of Cameroon

Natural geographic features of Cameroon

Main article: Landforms of Cameroon

• Glaciers in Cameroon: none ^[2]
• Islands of Cameroon
• Lakes of Cameroon
• Mountains of Cameroon
  • Volcanoes in Cameroon
• Rivers of Cameroon
  • Waterfalls of Cameroon
• Valleys of Cameroon
• World Heritage Sites in Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon

Main article: Regions of Cameroon

Ecoregions of Cameroon

Main article: Ecoregions in Cameroon

Administrative divisions of Cameroon

Main article: Administrative divisions of Cameroon

• Provinces of Cameroon
  • Divisions of Cameroon

Provinces of Cameroon

Main article: Provinces of Cameroon

Divisions of Cameroon

Main article: Divisions of Cameroon

Municipalities of Cameroon

• Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé
• Cities of Cameroon

Demography of Cameroon

Main article: Demographics of Cameroon

Government and politics of Cameroon

Main article: Government of Cameroon and Politics of Cameroon

• Form of government: unitary presidential republic
• Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé

• Elections in Cameroon
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Cameroon
• Political scandals of Cameroon
• Taxation in Cameroon

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Cameroon

Executive branch of the government of Cameroon

• Head of state: President of Cameroon,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Cameroon,
• Cabinet of Cameroon

Legislative branch of the government of Cameroon

• Parliament of Cameroon (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Cameroon
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Cameroon

Judicial branch of the government of Cameroon

Main article: Court system of Cameroon

• Supreme Court of Cameroon

Foreign relations of Cameroon

Main article: Foreign relations of Cameroon

• Diplomatic missions in Cameroon
• Diplomatic missions of Cameroon

International organization membership

The Republic of Cameroon is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Commonwealth of Nations Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Cameroon

Main article: Law of Cameroon

• Capital punishment in Cameroon
• Constitution of Cameroon
• Crime in Cameroon
• Human rights in Cameroon
  • LGBT rights in Cameroon
  • Freedom of religion in Cameroon
• Law enforcement in Cameroon

Military of Cameroon

Main article: Military of Cameroon

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Cameroon
• Forces
  • Army of Cameroon
  • Navy of Cameroon
  • Air Force of Cameroon
  • Special forces of Cameroon
• Military history of Cameroon
• Military ranks of Cameroon

Local government in Cameroon

Main article: Local government in Cameroon

History of Cameroon

Main article: History of Cameroon, Timeline of the history of Cameroon, and Current events of Cameroon

• Economic history of Cameroon
• Military history of Cameroon

Culture of Cameroon

Main article: Culture of Cameroon

• Architecture of Cameroon
• Cuisine of Cameroon
• Ethnic minorities in Cameroon
• Festivals in Cameroon
• Humor in Cameroon
• Languages of Cameroon
• Media in Cameroon
• National symbols of Cameroon
  • Coat of arms of Cameroon
  • Flag of Cameroon
  • National anthem of Cameroon
• People of Cameroon
• Prostitution in Cameroon
• Public holidays in Cameroon
• Records of Cameroon
• Religion in Cameroon
  • Buddhism in Cameroon
  • Christianity in Cameroon
  • Hinduism in Cameroon
  • Islam in Cameroon
  • Judaism in Cameroon
  • Sikhism in Cameroon
• World Heritage Sites in Cameroon

Art in Cameroon

• Art in Cameroon
• Cinema of Cameroon
• Literature of Cameroon
• Music of Cameroon
• Television in Cameroon
• Theatre in Cameroon

Sports in Cameroon

Main article: Sports in Cameroon

• Football in Cameroon
• Cameroon at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Cameroon

Main article: Economy of Cameroon

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)

• Agriculture in Cameroon
• Banking in Cameroon
  • National Bank of Cameroon
• Communications in Cameroon
  • Internet in Cameroon
• Companies of Cameroon
• Currency of Cameroon: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XAF
• Economic history of Cameroon
• Energy in Cameroon
  • Energy policy of Cameroon
  • Oil industry in Cameroon
• Health care in Cameroon
• Mining in Cameroon
• Cameroon Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Cameroon
• Transport in Cameroon
  • Airports in Cameroon
  • Rail transport in Cameroon
  • Roads in Cameroon
• Water supply and sanitation in Cameroon

Education in Cameroon

Main article: Education in Cameroon

Health in Cameroon

Main article: Health in Cameroon

See also

	Cameroon portal
	Africa portal

Main article: Cameroon

• All pages beginning with "Cameroon"
• All pages with titles containing "Cameroon"
• All pages beginning with "Cameroonian"
• All pages with titles containing "Cameroonian"
• Index of Cameroon-related articles
• List of Cameroon-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cameroon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Cameroon

• Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon
• Prime Minister's Office
• National Assembly of Cameroon
• CRTV — Cameroon Radio Television