🇨🇲 Cameroon

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Cameroon.

Current time in Cameroon

Africa/Douala · GMT+1

Time zones in Cameroon

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Cities in Cameroon

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At a glance

Capital
Region
Africa
Subregion
Middle Africa
Population
29,442,327
Area
475,442 km²
Currency
XAF Fr
Calling code
+237
Driving side
right
Languages
eng, fra
Internet TLD
.cm

About

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé.

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