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Cameroon

Also Known As Republic of Cameroon
Middle Africa

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. French Cameroun gained independence from France on 1 January 1960; British Southern Cameroons joined the following year. Its capital is Yaounde.

Facts
Capital
Yaounde 2
Population
30,987,821 2
2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
475,442 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
French Cameroun gained independence from France on 1 January 1960, under President Ahmadou Ahidjo, as the Republic of Cameroon; British Southern Cameroons voted to join, uniting on 1 October 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Cameroon

Cities

FAQs

Why did Cameroon become independent in two stages?

Its French and British parts became independent separately, in 1960 and 1961.

The country was ruled in two parts, French Cameroun and British Cameroons. French Cameroun gained independence from France in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon, and the southern part of British Cameroons federated with it in 1961.
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Associated With

Abong-Mbang, Cities
Source Abong-Mbang (Wikipedia)

Centre Region (Cameroon) is a region of Cameroon.

Source Centre Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
Douala, Cities
Source Douala (Wikipedia)

Littoral Region (Cameroon) is a region of Cameroon.

Source Littoral Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Yaoundé, Cities
Source Yaoundé (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Source Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Has Capital

Yaoundé, Cities

Yaounde is the capital of Cameroon.

Source Yaoundé (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Alexis Dipanda Mouelle

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Source Ben Duala Ekoko, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Justice Ben Duala Ekoko (December 15, 1949 – June 7, 2009) was the Attorney General of the Southwest Region (Cameroon) between 2001 and 2004, and worked as one of the Inspector Generals at the Inspectorate of Judicial services at the Ministry of Justice of Cameroon from 2004 till his death in an automobile accident on June 7, 2009.

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Source Paul Biya (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Paul Barthélemy Biya (né Biya'a bi Mvondo, born 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982.

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Source Afowiri Fondzenyuy (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Cameroonian philanthropist, social entrepreneur, charity fundraiser, and long-distance marathon enthusiast, who runs marathons in Toghu attire to raise funds for various charitable causes.

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Source Carlos Kameni (Wikipedia)Lead sentence, nationality
Quote, Lead sentence, nationality
is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper

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Source Cédric Doumbé (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Cameroonian-born French professional mixed martial artist

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Source Francis Ngannou (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist

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Source Gaël Angoula (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality (2)
Quote, Lead, nationality (2)
He holds both French and Cameroonian nationalities.

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Source Jean Makoun (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Cameroonian former professional footballer

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Source Jean Marie Dongou (source article)Lead sentence, nationality
Quote, Lead sentence, nationality
is a Cameroonian professional footballer

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Source Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
he represented Cameroon at international level

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Source Landry Nguémo (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
was a Cameroonian professional footballer

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Source Wikipedia, Roger MillaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Source Steve Leo Beleck (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker

Origin Of

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Source Wikidata: Ekwang

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Source Koki (food) (source article)Lead [origin-region]
Quote, Lead [origin-region]
is a Cameroonian dish originating from the Mbo people in the department of Moungo

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Source Achille Mbembe (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Joseph-Achille Mbembe (; born 1957) is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

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Source Wikipedia: Jean-Godefroy BidimaLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Jean-Godefroy Bidima (born 1958 in Mfoumassi) is a Cameroonian philosopher, currently living in the United States.

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Location Of

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Source Boko Haram Insurgency (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Northern Nigeria Northern Cameroon (from 2012) Northern Mali (2012-2013) Southeast Niger (from 2015) Western Chad (from 2015) Northern Benin (from 2022)

Site Of

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Source Ministry of Finance (Cameroon) (Wikipedia, Wikidata claims)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The Ministry of Finance of Cameroon is responsible for the public finance policies of Cameroon.

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Source University of Yaounde I (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The University of Yaoundé I (UYI; French: Université de Yaoundé I) is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé.

Found There

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Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Congo clawless otter (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Congo clawless otter (Lutra congica), also known as the Cameroon clawless otter, is a species in the family Mustelidae.

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Source Congo gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda.

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Source Crested servaline genet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The crested servaline genet (Genetta cristata), also known as the crested genet, is a genet species endemic to Nigeria and Cameroon.

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Source Cross River bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The Cross River bushbaby is endemic to a restricted area in West Africa from the Niger River through South-eastern Nigeria to the Sanaga River in central Cameroon.

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Source Cross River gorilla (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
restricted to the forested hills and mountains of the Cameroon-Nigeria border region

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)Lead, range in Cameroon
Quote, Lead, range in Cameroon
It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

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Source De Brazza's monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
De Brazza's monkeys range across the swamps, bamboo and dry mountain forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria and Uganda

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Source Dieterlen's brush-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon.

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Source Drill (animal) (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The drill occurs in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea.

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Source Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range cameroon
Quote, Lead, range cameroon
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, South Sudan, and Uganda.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Epixerus ebii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
in coastal forests from Sierra Leone east to Ghana, also from central Cameroon south

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Cameroon
Quote, Range and habitat, Cameroon
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Eisentraut's striped mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Cameroon.

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Source Fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

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Source Flat-headed kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
a range extending from southern Benin and southern Nigeria via Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea to the Central African Republic and the northwest of the Republic of the Congo

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Distribution, Cameroon
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.

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Source Gabon bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo

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Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Distribution, Cameroon
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Giant eland (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Benin · Cameroon · Central African Republic

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Source Golden angwantibo (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, where it can be found in small, localised distributions.

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Source Greater long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina camerunensis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cameroon
Cameroon · Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Cercopithecus nictitans (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
are found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,

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Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Grey-cheeked mangabey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon.

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Cameroon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Cameroon
  • Infobox, capital
    Yaounde
  • Infobox: area_km2
    475,442
  • Demographics section, 2025
    30,987,821 (2025 estimate)
  • Article text
    The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC) political party advocated independence but was outlawed by France in the 1950s, leading to a national liberation insurgency between French Armed Forces and the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC) until January 1971. In 1960, the French-administered part of Cameroon became independent, as the Republic of Cameroun, under President Ahmadou Ahidjo.
  • Introduction
    Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Cameroon
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    402 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record CMR, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record CMR, incomeLevel
"name": "Cameroon", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Cameroon
Wikidata Q1009, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon
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Yaoundé (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Yaoundé, Infobox, Country
    Cameroon
  • Has Capital: Yaoundé, Lead section, capital fact
    Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon.
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Douala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Douala, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Douala, Infobox, Country
Cameroon
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Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.
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Abong-Mbang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Abong-Mbang, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Abong-Mbang, Lead section
Abong-Mbang is a town and commune in the Haut-Nyong department, East Region of Cameroon.
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Dja Faunal Reserve (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Dja Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Bakossi Forest Reserve
Encompasses: Bakossi Forest Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cameroon 901 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cameroon 494 km
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Kousséri (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kousséri, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kousséri, Lead
is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon
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Littoral Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Littoral Region (Cameroon), Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Littoral Region (Cameroon), Lead paragraph
du Littoral) is a region of Cameroon.
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Centre Region (Cameroon) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Centre Region (Cameroon), Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Centre Region (Cameroon), Lead paragraph
Littoral and West Regions. It is the second largest (after East Region) of Cameroon'
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