The
present day nation of Cameroon was formed when the former French
Colony of Cameroon and part of the British Colony of Cameroon merged
in 1961. The French Colony of Cameroon became independent on the
1st of January 1960. The country has since been one of the most
relatively stable in the region
Cameroon is home to an estimated population of 17,340, 702 people.
The country’s main ethnic groups are; Cameroon Highlanders,
Equatorial Bantu, Kirdi, Fulani, Northwestern Bantu and Eastern
Nigritic. English and French are the official languages spoken
here and a number of tribal dialects are also widely spoken.
Yaounde is the capital city of Cameroon, situated at the centre
of the country. The city was established in the late 19th century
by German traders who started a trading outpost here.
The country is divided into ten provinces: damaoua, Centre,
Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest.
