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Offical name
Republic of Cameroon
Capital
Yaounde
Government type
republic
Language
English, French, African language
Area
475,440 sq km
Population
17,340,702 ( 2006 est.)
Currency
CFA franc (XAF)
Religion
indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Time zone
GMT/UTC +1 ()
Country dialing code
237
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The Republic of Cameron is bound on the Gulf of Guinea located in the central part of Africa. Residents are divided into 4 groups such as the Bantu, semi-Bnatu, Hamgye, and Pygmy. Most people are Bantu group in this country and engage in the agriculture. The Hamgye group engages in the stock farming, and the Pygmy engages in the agriculture. This country executes the compulsory education for 9 years from age 6 to 14. People can get higher education in the Cameron University. The representative writers of Cameron are Genjo Jumbam and Mongo Beti. Favorite music of this country is the Mokosa and Bikutsi. The most popular sport among Cameron people is soccer. They have high excitement about soccer nationally. This country obtained excellent results in the World Cup and World Soccer Match. On August 2008, they are ranked 16th in FIFA. On the other side, “Dja Faunal Reserve” was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 1987.
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