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Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Population:
15,421,937
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages:
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official
Area:
total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Natural resources:
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
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- Camtel: Cameroon Telecommunication
- Elephants of Cameroon - join the North Carolina Zoo and a team of researchers on an interactive project to track and study elephants in Northern Cameroon.
- Cameroon Community Forum - A weblog (blog) is an online journal you can use to share thoughts, ideas, gripes, project status, or anything else you want. Blogs allow you to be a contributor rather than just a bystander.
- Cameroon Cameroun Travel Tourism Economy Business Culture Football Government Douala Yaounde Bamenda CMclick °|° Cameroon on the Digital Edge
- Cameroon Online - cameroononline.org :: Cameroon news, Actualité du Cameroun, yellow pages, chat, images, pages jaunes, annuaire, hotels.
- Degassing Nyos - explains the processes behind the 1986 explosion of Cameroon's Lake Nyos.
- Killer Lakes of Cameroon - investigation into the 1986 Lake Nyos gas release, and research into whether it can happen again.
- Lake Nyos Africa - photos and an overview of the sudden release of carbon dioxide from Lake Nyos.
- Volcanic Killers: Degassing Lake Nyos - from Savage Planet; discusses past seismic events involving Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun, and the probability of another in the future.
- CIA World Factbook: Cameroon - includes geography, people, government, economy, and military.
- Muna, Bachot - a vocalist, composer, and pianist from Cameroon. Plays jazz funk, makossa, and soul mulato.
- African Music Encyclopedia: Manu Dibango - photo and biography of the jazz saxophonist from Cameroon.
- Manu Dibango - brief biography of the saxophonist.
- Manu Dibango Biography
- W orld Atlas: Cameroon - contains background, national flag, and national anthem.
- Gateway to Cameroon - organized links to Cameroon resources.
- Cameroon Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members - from the CIA.
- Atlapedia Online: Cameroon - provides brief introduction to such topics as geography, climate, people, and modern history.
- Infoplease.com: Cameroon - includes geography, government, and history.
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