Cameroon
Maps of Cameroon
FACTS Population 22.25 million Republican Government Official Languages = English and French
Politics and Religion Paul Biya – President for 30 years Political Leader Religions Paul Biya – President for 30 years Christianity 40% Islamic 20% Indigenous Religion 40%
Cities and Economy Yaounde – capital Douala Bamenda Bafoussam Major Cities Economy Yaounde – capital Douala Bamenda Bafoussam Currency = CFA Franc Natural Resources = Oil and Petroleum
Facts and Education Adult Literacy Rate = 67.9% Gross Domestic Product = $56 billion Gross Domestic Product per Capita = $2,514 Life Expectancy = 54.49 years
Food in Cameroon Diet is bland with mostly starchy foods eaten with spicy sauces Staple foods include corn, millet and peanuts Fresh fruit is plentiful Popular foods are meat on skewers, fried and roasted fish, curries and peppery soups
Music and Sports Music- Makossa is the popular music and has a related dance called the bikutsi Most popular sport in Cameroon – Football (Soccer)
Ethnic Groups in Cameroon 250 different ethnic groups in 10 provinces South = Nomadic groups that typically perform hunting and gathering West = farming skills, spirit focused religions North= Fulami, cattle herders
Campo Ma’an National Park Mount Cameroon Places to Visit Musa Heritage Gallery Waza National Park Campo Ma’an National Park Mount Cameroon
Musa Heritage Gallery Arts and Crafts of Cameroon’s Western Grass Fields
Mount Cameroon Highest mountain in Central and West Africa
Waza National Park 1700 sq km Founded in 1934 Numerous wildlife adventures
Places to see in Cameroon Cameroon Crater Lake Mount Cameroon
More Cameroon Pictures Yaounde, Cameroon Dance Festical in Cameroon
Pictures continues Douala, Cameroon Cameroon Sina Landscape
Cameroon Landscape Pictures Menchum Falls Evergreen Forest of Ebolowa
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