CAMEROON

LocationCameroon is located between Lake of Chad in the North, Chad in the Northeast, Central Africa in the East,Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in the southern and finally Nigeria in the west.

Global PresentationStatus : RepublicArea : 475 440 km² Population : 15.8 million inhabitants (more than 250 ethnic groups)Official Languages : French ( 70%) and English (30%)Currency : Franc ( 1 € = 655F cfa)Capital : Yaoundé (about 1.137 000 inhabitants)GDP per person : $ 854 (2003)Religion : 40% indigenous beliefs , 40 % Christian , 20 % Muslim .

Cameroon's discovery● 1472 : The Portuguese Fernando Poô

discovered river Wouri RIO DOS Camarões● 1827 : The British are exploring the

Cameroon coast .● 1860 : Arrival of the Germans. Early

colonial period

Cameroon's FlagThe three colors of the flag are Pan-African colors. The middle red stripe symbolizes the people's blood shed during the war of decolonization. The yellow star is " the star of unity" . Green represents the rainforest in southern Cameroon . Yellow represents the sun and the savannah present in the north.

Reliefs and climatesThe lowlands : the bowl of Mamfe :

The trays : Adamawa - the water tower of Cameroon - whose average altitude is 1000 m² but rising to 2650 m² 

The highlands of the West:

Monts Mandara

Mont Cameroon

Mont of Oku

TouricismRéserve de faune du DjaEstablished in 1950It contains 107 mammal species, five of which are threatened.90% of its total area is inviolate

Yaoundé Capital of Cameroonpopulation of 2,000,000 inhabitantsIt is nicknamed "the city of seven hills"

Waza National Park170,000 hectares of the park has a very rich and varied wildlife

The Lobe FallsIn southern Cameroonspectacular falls are formed by the pier Lobe river directly into the seaThese waters are used in effect to healing the sick as well as in purification ceremonies.

Hotels

Hilton Hotel

Le Méridien

Bota Beach House

Kribi Hotel

Cameroonian specialties

The Pili PiliNdolé

Donuts, red beans and porridge

Arroz com camarãoes Chicken DG

Fruits

Inequalities

Market Place

Transports

The National Day

BOKO HARAM

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