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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