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Cameroon

الكاميرون

AfricaCentral Africa

Outline map of Cameroon

Key facts

Official name
Republic of Cameroon
Name in Arabic
الكاميرون
Capital
Yaoundé
Region
Africa
Subregion
Central Africa
Official languages
English, French
Currency
Central African CFA Franc · Fr · XAF
Area
475,442 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Central Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Cameroon. In Arabic, the name is written الكاميرون, and the capital ياوندي. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Cameroon is Yaoundé. Cameroon has 2 official languages: English and French. Its currency is the Central African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XAF. 5 other countries use the same currency, including Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of the Congo.

Cameroon covers about 475,442 square kilometres, which puts it 54th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Chad, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. The largest of these neighbours by area is Chad. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Senegal and Guinea, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Cameroon with the other countries of the same region.

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