Place details
Place nameCameroon
Other namesRépublique du Cameroun, Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon, Kamerun, Camerún, Kameroen, Camarão, CMR, CM, ISO120, CM00, République unie du Cameroun, United Republic of Cameroon, Cameroon, United Republic of, Cameroonian
Latitude6
Longitude12
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Earliest inhabitants of region were Pygmies; Bantu-speakers followed & then Muslim Fulani 11th-19th cen.; 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 & English, though 24 major African languages are also spoken.