Outline of Cameroon explained

See also: Index of Cameroon-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cameroon:

Cameroon is a unitary republic located in Middle Africa.^[1] The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. Cameroon is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Cameroon
• Official English country name: The Republic of Cameroon
• Common endonym(s): Cameroun
• Official endonym(s): République du Cameroun
• Adjectival(s): Cameroonian
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Cameroon
• ISO country codes: CM, CMR, 120
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cm

Geography of Cameroon

Geography of Cameroon

• Cameroon is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
    • West Africa
  • Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Cameroon
    • High: Fako on Mount Cameroon 40400NaN0
    • Low: Bight of Bonny 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,591 km

1,690 km

1,094 km

797 km

523 km

298 km

189 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 402 km
• Population of Cameroon: 17,795,000(2005) – 52nd most populous country
  • Area of Cameroon: 475442km2 – 53rd largest country
• Atlas of Cameroon

Environment of Cameroon

• Climate of Cameroon
• Ecoregions in Cameroon
• Protected areas of Cameroon
  • Biosphere reserves in Cameroon
  • National parks of Cameroon
• Wildlife of Cameroon
  • Fauna of Cameroon
    • Birds of Cameroon
    • Insects of Cameroon
      • Butterflies of Cameroon
    • Mammals of Cameroon
    • Moths of Cameroon
    • Non-marine molluscs of Cameroon

Natural geographic features of Cameroon

• Glaciers in Cameroon: none^[2]
• Mountains of Cameroon
  • Volcanoes in Cameroon
• Rivers of Cameroon
• World Heritage Sites in Cameroon

Geographical regions of Cameroon

Ecoregions of Cameroon

List of ecoregions in Cameroon

Administrative divisions of Cameroon

Subdivisions of Cameroon

• Regions of Cameroon (formerly named "Provinces")
  • Departments of Cameroon
    • Communes of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon

Regions of Cameroon

• Adamawa
• Centre
• East
• Far North
• Littoral
• North
• Northwest
• South
• Southwest
• West

Departments of Cameroon

Departments of Cameroon  - the Regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments (départements)

Communes of Cameroon

Communes of Cameroon  - municipalities

• Municipalities of Cameroon
• Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé

Demography of Cameroon

Demographics of Cameroon

Government and politics of Cameroon

Politics of Cameroon

• Form of government: unitary presidential republic
• Capital of Cameroon: Yaoundé
• Economic crisis of Cameroon
• Elections in Cameroon
• Political parties in Cameroon

Branches of government

Government of Cameroon

Executive branch of the government of Cameroon

• Head of state: President of Cameroon
  • List of heads of state of Cameroon
  • List of first ladies of Cameroon
  • Vice President of Cameroon
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Cameroon
  • List of heads of government of Cameroon
• Ministries of Cameroon
  • Ministry of Arts and Culture
    • National Archives of Cameroon
  • Ministry of Basic Education
  • Ministry of Commerce
  • Ministry of Communication
  • Ministry of Defense
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training
  • Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
  • Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection in Cameroon
  • Ministry of External Relations
  • Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
  • Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development
  • Ministry of Justice of Cameroon
  • Ministry of Labor and Social Security
  • Ministry of Livestock Fisheries and Animal Industries
  • Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
  • Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
  • Ministry of Public Health
  • Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms
  • Ministry of Public Works
  • Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation
  • Ministry of Secondary and Superior Education
  • Ministry of Secondary Education
  • Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts
  • Ministry of Sports and Physical Education
  • Ministry of Territorial Administration^[3]
  • Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development
  • Ministry of Tourism
  • Ministry of Transport
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
  • Ministry of Women's Empowerment and the Family
  • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education^[4]
  • Ministry Under the Presidency of the Republic

Legislative branch of the government of Cameroon

• National Assembly of Cameroon (unicameral)
  • List of presidents of the National Assembly of Cameroon

Judicial branch of the government of Cameroon

Court system of Cameroon

• Supreme Court of Cameroon
  • High Court of Justice of Cameroon
  • Court of Appeal of Cameroon

Foreign relations of Cameroon

Foreign relations of Cameroon

• Diplomatic missions in Cameroon
• Diplomatic missions of Cameroon

International organization membership

The Republic of Cameroon is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
• Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
• Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Cameroon

Law of Cameroon

• Constitution of Cameroon
• Crime in Cameroon
  • Human trafficking in Cameroon
  • Prostitution in Cameroon
• Human rights in Cameroon
  • LGBT rights in Cameroon
  • Freedom of religion in Cameroon
  • Polygamy in Cameroon  - it's legal
• Law enforcement in Cameroon

Military of Cameroon

Military of Cameroon

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Cameroon
  • Navy of Cameroon
  • Air Force of Cameroon

Local government in Cameroon

Local government in Cameroon

• Regional Council (Cameroon)

History of Cameroon

History of Cameroon

• Current events of Cameroon
• History of Cameroon by period
  • Reunification of Cameroon
• History of Cameroon by region
• History of Cameroon by subject
  • History of rail transport in Cameroon

Culture of Cameroon

Culture of Cameroon

• Architecture of Cameroon
  • Musgum mud huts
• Cuisine of Cameroon
• Languages of Cameroon
  • General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
• Museums in Cameroon
• National symbols of Cameroon
  • Coat of arms of Cameroon
  • Flag of Cameroon
  • National anthem of Cameroon
• People of Cameroon
  • Ethnic groups in Cameroon
    • Chinese people in Cameroon
  • List of Cameroonians
• Prostitution in Cameroon
• Public holidays in Cameroon
• Scouting and Guiding in Cameroon
• World Heritage Sites in Cameroon

Art in Cameroon

Art in Cameroon

• List of Cameroonian artists
• Cinema of Cameroon
  • List of Cameroonian films
• Dance in Cameroon
• Literature of Cameroon
• Music of Cameroon

Religion in Cameroon

Religion in Cameroon

• Cathedrals in Cameroon
• Freedom of religion in Cameroon
• Religions in Cameroon
  • Bahá'í Faith in Cameroon
  • Christianity in Cameroon
    • Evangelical Church of Cameroon
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon
    • National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon
    • Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Cameroon
    • Presbyterian Church in Cameroon
    • Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
      • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
  • Hinduism in Cameroon
  • Islam in Cameroon

Sports in Cameroon

Sport in Cameroon

• Football in Cameroon
  • Football clubs in Cameroon
• Cameroon at the Olympics
• Rugby union in Cameroon

Economy and infrastructure of Cameroon

Economy of Cameroon

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 92nd (ninety-second)
• Agriculture in Cameroon
• Banking in Cameroon
  • Banks in Cameroon
    • Union Bank of Cameroon
• Communications in Cameroon
  • Media of Cameroon
  • Postal service in Cameroon
    • Postage stamps and postal history of Cameroon
  • Telecommunications in Cameroon
    • Telephone numbers in Cameroon
    • Internet in Cameroon
• Companies of Cameroon
• Currency of Cameroon

Franc

• • ISO 4217

XAF

• Economic crisis of Cameroon
• Energy in Cameroon
  • Power stations in Cameroon
  • Privatization of the electricity sector in Cameroon
• Health care in Cameroon
  • Hospitals in Cameroon
• Mining in Cameroon
• Spatial Development in Cameroon
• Tourism in Cameroon
• Trade unions in Cameroon
  • Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions
  • Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon
• Transport in Cameroon
  • Air transport in Cameroon
    • Airports in Cameroon
  • Rail transport in Cameroon
    • History of rail transport in Cameroon
    • Railway stations in Cameroon

Education in Cameroon

Education in Cameroon

• National Library of Cameroon
• Universities in Cameroon
  • American Institute of Cameroon, Ndop http://www.aic-edu.org
  • International University, Bamenda
  • University of Buea
  • University of Bamenda
  • University of Douala
  • University of Dschang
  • University of Ngaoundere
  • Universite des Montagnes (Highlands University)
  • University of Maroua
  • University of Yaounde (two campuses)
  • The International Relations Institute of Cameroon – IRIC (yaounde)
  • Siantou and Ndi Samba Schools of Higher Learning (Yaounde)
  • Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda (Bamenda)

Health in Cameroon

Health in Cameroon

See also

Cameroon

• • • • • Index of Cameroon-related articles
• List of Cameroon-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography
• Beba Village Community in Cameroon
• Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda
• Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C.
• International Relations Institute of Cameroon
• Union of the Peoples of Cameroon
• List of municipalities of Cameroon

External links

• Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon
• Prime Minister's Office
• National Assembly of Cameroon
• CRTV – Cameroon Radio Television

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 July 2009. Cameroon. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. Web site: President Paul BIYA reshuffle’s the Government Prime Minister's Office . 2024-06-04 . www.spm.gov.cm.
4. Web site: Accueil.