three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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About Cameroon
Capital
Yaounde
Area (sq. km)
475,440
Coastline
402 km
GDP
$42.64 billion
Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
Unemployment
30.0%
coordinates: 6 00 N, 12 00 E
Some statistics on Cameroon
Nationality
Cameroonian
Population
18,060,382
GDP per Capita
$2,800
Median Age
18.9
Life Expectancy
52.86
Languages
24 major African language groups, English, French
Terrain
diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north
Climate
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
