Cameroon Overview

Cameroon is a country located in Africa with some of the best locations as it is connected to the land with other countries, and it has a coastline as well. Well, that is not all about it, as Cameroon has a lot more that you need to know. So, here we will be elaborating on everything that you need to know about Cameroon.

The geography of Cameroon
Cameroon is a country located in west-central Africa that shares its borders with different countries. Cameroon shares its borders with Nigeria on the west and north, On the northeast, there is Chad, and the Central African Republic is located on the east. In the south of Cameroon, there is the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. The most interesting one is with the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea that lies on the Bight of Biafra.

It covers about 475442 square kilometers of land, making it the 53rd largest country in the whole world. It is also known as miniature Africa as it exhibits everything related to Africa in a small package. The reason behind it is that it comes with rainforests, mountains, coast, Savanna, and deserts. Having all of it in one place makes it an amazing destination.

The postal codes in Cameroon
Despite being a country of considerable size, Cameroon has a surprising fact that there are no postal codes used here. So, if you need a postal code for Cameroon, you need to write 00000 in the postal code section. However, it is not a good practice to do so if it is not necessary to write the postal code.

The population and languages in Cameroon
According to the estimates, in 2020, the total population of Cameroon is about 26545864. As it is a county with a lot of population, there are 2 official languages: English and French. However, French is the most understood language understood by more than 80% of the total population. An interesting thing here is that when Cameron was colonized, then the most spoken language was German because Germans colonized this place. However, not it is now replaced by French and English.

Additionally, since the mid-1970s, another language is gaining a lot of popularity: Camfranglias, a mixture of English and French. It was all about only the popular languages spoken in Cameroon. Apart from these languages, there are more than 250 other languages spoken in Cameroon as well.

The economy in Cameroon
Being a country connected to both land and sea makes it a perfect country to earn with the help of exports, and so it does. Netherlands, China, Italy, France, Malaysia, Belgium, Algeria, and other countries are the major export markets. It helps to make the economy of Cameroon better by a huge factor by increasing its GDP. Speaking of GDP, a major part of it is supported by forms and agriculture where they cultivate for themselves, but it goes to commercial use and export.

Sports of Cameroon
While international sports are followed in almost all countries of the world, Cameroon comes with its unique sports and games, inclining these traditional sports:

• Canoe racing
• Mount Cameroon race of hope

Other than these popular games, football is popular in Cameroon, and it has won several titles in this sport.

Final Words
Here we were discussing how Cameroon is an amazing country. From its location to its people and their activities, all of this collection makes Cameroon an amazing country. If you get time to live some days free of work, you should consider visiting Cameroon as soon as possible.

References

• Geonames
• Wikipedia

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