AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

 
Cameroon
République du Cameroun 
 
 
  • Capital: Yaoundé 
  • Population: 14,261,567 
  • Population Density: 78 per square mile 
  • Ethnic Makeup: Cameroon Highlander 31%, Equitorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10% 
  • Official Language(s): English and French 
  • Religious Beliefs: Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16% 
  • Area: 183,569 square miles 
  • Topography: Low coastal plain with rain forests in south; plateaus in center leading to forested mountains in the west; grasslands are found in the North leading to marshes around Lake Chad. 
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