Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Cameroon. Here, we have some interesting facts about Cameroon. Cameroon (officially: Republic of Cameroon) is a country in Africa, precisely in Middle Africa, with a population of about 29.6 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-02). The capital city of Republic of Cameroon is Yaoundé, and the official country TLD code is .cm. Cameroon has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as CM, CMR, CMR, 120 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Powerful chiefdoms ruled much of the area of present-day
Cameroon before it became a German colony known as Kamerun in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between
France and the UK as League of Nations mandates. French
Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of
Cameroon. The following year, the southern portion of neighboring British
Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of
Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of
Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Nonetheless, unrest and violence in the country's two western, English-speaking regions have persisted since 2016. Movement toward democratic reform is slow, and political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.