Outline of Cameroon
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cameroon:
Cameroon is a unitary republic located in Middle Africa.{{cite web|date=3 July 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cameroon/|title=Cameroon|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=23 July 2009}} The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. Cameroon is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups.
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General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Cameroon
- Official English country name: The Republic of Cameroon
- Common endonym(s): Cameroun
- Official endonym(s): République du Cameroun
- Adjectival(s): Cameroonian
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Cameroon
- ISO country codes: CM, CMR, 120
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cm
Geography of Cameroon
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- Cameroon is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Middle Africa
- West Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Cameroon
- High: Fako on Mount Cameroon {{convert|4040|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Bight of Bonny 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,591 km
::{{Flag|Nigeria}} 1,690 km
::{{Flag|Chad}} 1,094 km
::{{Flag|Central African Republic}} 797 km
::{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}} 523 km
::{{Flag|Gabon}} 298 km
::{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} 189 km
:* Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 402 km
- Population of Cameroon: 17,795,000(2005) – 52nd most populous country
- Area of Cameroon: {{convert|475442|km2|sqmi}} – 53rd largest country
- Atlas of Cameroon
= Environment of Cameroon =
== Natural geographic features of Cameroon ==
- Glaciers in Cameroon: noneThe only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Mountains of Cameroon
- Volcanoes in Cameroon
- Rivers of Cameroon
- World Heritage Sites in Cameroon
= Geographical regions of Cameroon =
== Ecoregions of Cameroon ==
== Administrative divisions of Cameroon ==
- Regions of Cameroon (formerly named "Provinces")
- Departments of Cameroon
- Communes of Cameroon
=== Regions of Cameroon ===
=== Departments of Cameroon ===
Departments of Cameroon – the Regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments (départements)
=== Communes of Cameroon ===
Communes of Cameroon – municipalities
- Municipalities of Cameroon
- Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé
= Demography of Cameroon =
Government and politics of Cameroon
=Branches of government=
== Executive branch of the government of Cameroon ==
- Head of state: President of Cameroon
- List of heads of state of Cameroon
- List of first ladies of Cameroon
- Vice President of Cameroon
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Cameroon
- List of heads of government of Cameroon
- Ministries of Cameroon
- Ministry of Arts and Culture
- National Archives of Cameroon
- Ministry of Basic Education
- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Communication
- Ministry of Defense
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training
- Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
- Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection in Cameroon
- Ministry of External Relations
- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
- Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development
- Ministry of Justice of Cameroon
- Ministry of Labor and Social Security
- Ministry of Livestock Fisheries and Animal Industries
- Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
- Ministry of Public Health
- Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms
- Ministry of Public Works
- Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation
- Ministry of Secondary and Superior Education
- Ministry of Secondary Education
- Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts
- Ministry of Sports and Physical Education
- Ministry of Territorial Administration{{Cite web |title=President Paul BIYA reshuffle’s the Government {{!}} Prime Minister's Office |url=https://www.spm.gov.cm/site/?q=en/content/president-paul-biya-reshuffle%E2%80%99s-government |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.spm.gov.cm}}
- Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
- Ministry of Women's Empowerment and the Family
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education{{Cite web|url=http://www.minjec.gov.cm/index.php/en/|title = Accueil}}
- Ministry Under the Presidency of the Republic
== Legislative branch of the government of Cameroon ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Cameroon ==
Court system of Cameroon
= Foreign relations of Cameroon =
== International organization membership ==
The Republic of Cameroon is a member of:
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- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
- Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
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- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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= Law and order in Cameroon =
Law of Cameroon
= Military of Cameroon =
= Local government in Cameroon =
Local government in Cameroon
History of Cameroon
- Current events of Cameroon
- History of Cameroon by period
- Reunification of Cameroon
- History of Cameroon by region
- History of Cameroon by subject
- History of rail transport in Cameroon
Culture of Cameroon
- Architecture of Cameroon
- Musgum mud huts
- Cuisine of Cameroon
- Languages of Cameroon
- General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
- Museums in Cameroon
- National symbols of Cameroon
- Coat of arms of Cameroon
- Flag of Cameroon
- National anthem of Cameroon
- People of Cameroon
- Ethnic groups in Cameroon
- Chinese people in Cameroon
- List of Cameroonians
- Prostitution in Cameroon
- Public holidays in Cameroon
- Scouting and Guiding in Cameroon
- World Heritage Sites in Cameroon
= Art in Cameroon =
Art in Cameroon
= Religion in Cameroon =
- Cathedrals in Cameroon
- Freedom of religion in Cameroon
- Religions in Cameroon
- Bahá'í Faith in Cameroon
- Christianity in Cameroon
- Evangelical Church of Cameroon
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon
- National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Cameroon
- Presbyterian Church in Cameroon
- Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
- Hinduism in Cameroon
- Islam in Cameroon
= Sports in Cameroon =
Economy and infrastructure of Cameroon
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
- Agriculture in Cameroon
- Banking in Cameroon
- Banks in Cameroon
- Union Bank of Cameroon
- Communications in Cameroon
- Media of Cameroon
- Postal service in Cameroon
- Postage stamps and postal history of Cameroon
- Telecommunications in Cameroon
- Telephone numbers in Cameroon
- Internet in Cameroon
- Companies of Cameroon
- Currency of Cameroon: Franc
- ISO 4217: XAF
- Economic crisis of Cameroon
- Energy in Cameroon
- Power stations in Cameroon
- Privatization of the electricity sector in Cameroon
- Health care in Cameroon
- Hospitals in Cameroon
- Mining in Cameroon
- Spatial Development in Cameroon
- Tourism in Cameroon
- Trade unions in Cameroon
- Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions
- Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon
- Transport in Cameroon
- Air transport in Cameroon
- Airports in Cameroon
- Rail transport in Cameroon
- History of rail transport in Cameroon
- Railway stations in Cameroon
Education in Cameroon
- National Library of Cameroon
- Universities in Cameroon
- American Institute of Cameroon, Ndop [http://www.aic-edu.org]
- International University, Bamenda
- University of Buea
- University of Bamenda
- University of Douala
- University of Dschang
- University of Ngaoundere
- Universite des Montagnes (Highlands University)
- University of Maroua
- University of Yaounde (two campuses)
- The International Relations Institute of Cameroon – IRIC (yaounde)
- Siantou and Ndi Samba Schools of Higher Learning (Yaounde)
- Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda (Bamenda)
Health in Cameroon
See also
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- Index of Cameroon-related articles
- List of Cameroon-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
- Beba Village Community in Cameroon
- Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda
- Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C.
- International Relations Institute of Cameroon
- Union of the Peoples of Cameroon
- List of municipalities of Cameroon
References
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External links
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- [http://www.prc.cm/ Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216154606/http://www.spm.gov.cm/acceuil.php?lang=en Prime Minister's Office]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080314133614/http://www.cm.refer.org/assnat-cm/ National Assembly of Cameroon]
- [http://www.crtv.cm/ CRTV – Cameroon Radio Television]
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