Republic of Cameroon

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Capital city Yaoundé

Languages English and French (official languages), Fang (Bantu languages), Fula (Niger-Congo languages), Arabic, etc.

People

Bamileke (38%), Bantu Fang, Baka (pygmy) (18%) in the south and west

The northern part is divided into Sudanese Dii and Fula (14%).   

The ethnic group is divided into more than 275.

religion

40% of local religions (mainly southern), 40% of Christianity (mainly southern), 20% of Islam (mainly northern)

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overview

It is a long north-south country that extends from the innermost coast of the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad.

There are many mountains and many volcanoes.

The coastal Mount Cameroon is 4070m above sea level.

The area is 1.26 times that of Japan.  

The natural conditions differ greatly between the south and north of the Adamawa Plateau, which runs east to west in the central part.

The coastal areas and the south have a hot and rainy climate, the central part has a savanna climate, and the northern part has a hot and dry steppe climate.

Annual rainfall in the south exceeds 4,000 mm.

Agriculture is the main industry, and more than 70% of the working population is engaged.

Cacao and coffee are the main crops, and cotton, tobacco and bananas are also cultivated.

Forestry, which clears abundant rainforests, is also important.

The modern fishing industry is also flourishing.

Submarine oil fields were discovered in the 1970s and now account for more than half of the export value.

Blessed with mines such as gold and bauxite, aluminum smelting is carried out.

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Colonial era

The Portuguese arrived in Cameroon in December 1470. However, it did not establish a base.