Cameroon

Summary

Cameroon is a country^[1]. Cameroon draws 15,325 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cameroon was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Cameroon was a member of African Union^[4].
• Cameroon was a member of Commonwealth of Nations^[5].
• Cameroon was a member of World Trade Organization^[6].
• Cameroon was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation^[7].
• Cameroon was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[8].
• Cameroon is in the country of Cameroon^[9].
• Cameroon is on the body of water Lake Chad^[10].
• Cameroon is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[11].
• Cameroon is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[12].
• Cameroon's head of government is recorded as Joseph Ngute^[13].
• Cameroon is on the continent of Africa^[14].
• Cameroon's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
• Cameroon's instance of is recorded as republic^[16].
• Cameroon's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[17].
• Cameroon's head of state is recorded as Paul Biya^[18].
• Cameroon's capital is recorded as Yaoundé^[19].
• Cameroon's official language is recorded as French^[20].
• Cameroon's official language is recorded as English^[21].
• Cameroon's currency is recorded as Central African CFA franc^[22].
• Cameroon's shares border with is recorded as Central African Republic^[23].
• Cameroon's shares border with is recorded as Chad^[24].
• Cameroon's shares border with is recorded as Republic of the Congo^[25].
• Cameroon's shares border with is recorded as Equatorial Guinea^[26].
• Cameroon's shares border with is recorded as Gabon^[27].

Body

Geography

Cameroon is in the country of Cameroon^[9]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Chad^[10], an endorheic lake^[28], in Chad^[29]; Gulf of Guinea^[11], a bay^[30], in Liberia^[31]; and Atlantic Ocean^[12], an ocean^[32]. Cameroon is on the continent of Africa^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country^[15], republic^[16], and sovereign state^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cameroon include Selenops camerun^[33], a taxon^[34] and Diospyros kamerunensis^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Cameroon draws 15,325 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2] Cameroon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Cameroon is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Cameroon include Selenops camerun^[33], a taxon^[34] and Diospyros kamerunensis^[35], a taxon^[36].