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Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Middle Africa with its capital in Yaoundé.

Capital
Yaoundé
Region
Middle Africa, Africa
Population
29.4 million
Languages
English, French
Currency
Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Area
475,442 km²
Borders
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo

💡 Called 'Africa in miniature' — has every climate the continent offers.

About the flag

It once had two stars for the federation of East and West Cameroon; when the country became a unitary state in 1975, a single star of unity took their place.

How to spot it: Vertical green-red-yellow tricolour with a yellow star in the red middle; Senegal is green-yellow-red with a green star.

Often confused with: 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇱 Mali

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