  Cameroon
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| Outside the swelling and modernised cities of Cameroon (Cameroun), rainforests stretch from the Atlantic Ocean, giving way to savannah and semi-desert in the north. Elephants and antelope congregate by the hundreds in some of Africas best wildlife parks, |
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| Capital: Yaoundé |
| Official languages: French, English |
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| Government:Republic |
| President:Paul Biya |
| Vice President:Ephraïm Inoni |
| Independence:1 January 1960, from France and the UK |
| Population:17,795,000 |
| Currency:Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Description:Outside the swelling and modernised cities of Cameroon (Cameroun), rainforests stretch from the Atlantic Ocean, giving way to savannah and semi-desert in the north. Elephants and antelope congregate by the hundreds in some of Africas best wildlife parks, |
| Location:Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
| Area:475 440 sq_km |
| Natural Resource petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
| Internet Code:.cm |
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