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Cameroon (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 6.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Earliest inhabitants of region were Pygmies; Bantu-speakers followed and then Muslim Fulani 11th-19th centuries; was part of Cameroons 1869-1922, under German, later Anglo-French control; united with former British trust territory, S Cameroons, in 1961; official languages are French and English, though 24 major African languages are also spoken. |
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| Cameroun (preferred,C,V,French-P,U,N)
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| République du Cameroun (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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| Cameroon (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Cameroon (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| Kamerun (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Camerún (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República del Camerún (C,O,Spanish,U)
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| Kameroen (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Camarão (C,O,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| Камерун (C,V,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Камерун (C,V,Russian,U)
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| 喀麦隆 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| 喀麦隆共和国 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| اكًاميرون (C,V,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً اكًاميرون (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| CMR (C,O,ISO3L)
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| CM (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO120 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| CM00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Cameroonian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| קמרון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Cameroon, United Republic of (H,V)
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| République unie du Cameroun (H,V)
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| United Republic of Cameroon (H,V)
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............ | until 1984 |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence 1960 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| trust territory (H) |
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French, 1946-1960 |
| mandate (H) |
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French, 1922-1946 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Yaoundé .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Cameroon, Centre) [1088293] |
| historical connection .... |
Kotoko Kingdom .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711694] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1995 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1960 |
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