Passport card
Republic of Cameroon
Cameroon
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Languages
- French and English
- People
- About 3.1 crore
- Size
- About 4.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Paul Biya
- Free since
- 1 January 1960
- About the capital
- The biggest city and port is Douala.
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Yaoundé
⭐ Cameroon is called Africa in miniature, for its deserts, mountains, rainforest and beaches.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Cameroon
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Cameroon
Turn the globe with your finger. Cameroon has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Cameroon and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 7 times the size of Cameroon.
- PeopleIndia has about 47 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.1 crore in Cameroon.
- DistanceYaoundé is about 7,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeCameroon is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Yaoundé.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Cameroon, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Cameroon
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Cameroon's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Cameroon back on the map
Cameroon and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Cameroon worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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