Cameroon is located in Central Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea bottom.
It is limited in the north by Chad, in the east by Central Africa Republic, in the south by Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, in the west by Nigeria.
Cameroon counts many great town among which: Yaounde, the political capital of the country which counts more than one million inhabitants, Douala, the economic capital counts more than two million of inhabitants.
Then comes towns like Garoua, Bafoussam, Bamenda etc. which are important urban centers.

POPULATION
Cameroon counts 240 ethnics, apportioned in three major groups(Bantus, Semi-Bantus, Sudanese ) and correspond to 240 national languages.
The most representative ethnics are:
- Bantus: Beti, Bassa, Bakundu, Maka, Douala, Pygmies..
- Semi-Bantus: Bamileke, Gbaya, Bamoun, Tikar
- Sudanese: Fulbe, Mafa, Tupuri, Shuwa Arabs, Mundang, Massa, Musgum…
LANGUAGES
English and French are the official languages. Spanish and German are also known by many urban dwellers
RELIGIONS
Cameroon is a laic state. Two main religions are practiced: Christianity and Islam. Animism is also practiced by a large number of the population
FEASTS
RELIGIOUS FEASTS | LEGAL FEASTS |
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TOURISTIC SEASON
Except Sport Hunts which is practices in the north of the country from November to May. The Touristic season covers the entire year and tourists can visit Cameroon throughout the year.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Good and bad seasons. The dry season goes from November to April
TEMPERATURES MIN AND MAX
January | July |
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ISO code of the country
- CM
The 10 Regions of Cameroon
Regional Capital | Ngaoundéré |
Population | 681 362 hbts |
Area | 63 701 km2 |
Departments | 05 |
Density | 10,7 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Bertoua |
Population | 711 651 hbts |
Area | 109 002 Km2 |
Departments | 04 |
Density | 6,53 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Douala |
Population | 1 861 463 hbts |
Area | 20 248 km2 |
Departments | 04 |
Density | 91,93 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Bamenda |
Population | 1 702 559 hbts |
Area | 17 300 km2 |
Departments | 07 |
Density | 98,41 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Ebolowa |
Population | 514 336 hbts |
Area | 47 191 km2 |
Departments | 04 |
Density | 10,9 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Yaoundé |
Population | 2 272 259 hbts |
Area | 68 953 km2 |
Departments | 10 |
Density | 32,96 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Maroua |
Population | 2 553 389 hbts |
Area | 34 263 km2 |
Departments | 06 |
Density | 74,52 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Garoua |
Population | 1 145 038 hbts |
Area | 66 090 km2 |
Departments | 04 |
Density | 17,33 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Bafoussam |
Population | 1 843 518 hbts |
Area | 13 892 km2 |
Departments | 08 |
Density | 132,7 hbts/km2 |
Regional Capital | Buéa |
Population | 1 153 125 hbts |
Area | 25 410 km2 |
Departments | 06 |
Density | 45,38 hbts/km2 |