Inyandikorugero:Infobox igihugu
Country/territory example
hinduraRepublic of Cameroon République du Cameroun | |
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Motto: "Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland" | |
Anthem: "Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)" O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a | |
Capital | Yaoundé 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E |
Largest city | Douala |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Cameroonian |
Government | Republic |
Paul Biya | |
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 (58th) |
• 2005 census | 17,463,836 |
• Density | 39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $47.251 billion |
• Per capita | $2,257 |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $25.759 billion |
• Per capita | $1,230 |
Gini (2001) | 44.6 medium |
HDI (2011) | 0.482 low · 150th |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +237 |
ISO 3166 code | CM |
Internet TLD | .cm |
{{Infobox igihugu
|conventional_long_name = Republic of Cameroon
|native_name = {{lang|fr|République du Cameroun}}
|common_name = Cameroon
|image_flag = Flag of Cameroon.svg
|alt_flag = 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
|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|italics=off}}"<br/>{{raise|0.2em|{{small|''O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers''}} {{lower|0.1em|<sup>a</sup>}}}}
|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]]
| {{0|0}}8% [[Bantu peoples|Northwestern Bantu]]
| {{0|0}}7% Eastern Nigritic
| 13% other African
| <1% non-African
}}
|capital = [[Yaoundé]]
|coordinates = {{coord|3|52|N|11|31|E}}
|largest_city = [[Douala]]
|government_type = [[Republic]]
|leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of Cameroon|President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Paul Biya]]
|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_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
|population_estimate_rank = 58th <!--UN World Population Prospects-->
|population_estimate_year = July 2012
|population_census = 17,463,836
|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
|GDP_PPP_year = 2011
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $2,257
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =
|GDP_nominal = $25.759 billion
|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $1,230
|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 =
|HDI_rank = 150th
|Gini_year = 2001
|Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
|Gini = 44.6 <!--number only-->
|Gini_ref =
|Gini_rank =
|currency = [[Central African CFA franc]]
|currency_code = XAF
|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]]
}}