Cameroon

Cameroon Info

Rainforests stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in to the central area. Savannah and semi-desert in the north with Elephants and antelope congregate by the hundreds in some of Africa's best wildlife parks.

Beachcombers laze on long, isolated beaches

The variety in sceneries, population, culture, flora and fauna in Cameroon is unique. Eeverything what can be imagine under Africa is present. Therefore, Cameroon is also called " Africa in miniature ".

Caused by the different climate zones of Cameroon the regional spectrum and the variety linked with it is very varied in plants and animals. Density rain forests, mountain woods and grassland, tree, humid savanna and bush savanna as well as steppe areas with a very varied animal world.

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa. It borders Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Gulf of Guinea. Cameroon, a German colony at the time of World War I, was split among the French and British as war spoils after the defeat of Germany.

In 1960, French Cameroun became an independent republic, merging with the southern part of British Cameroons in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. It was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972, and the Republic of Cameroon or République du Cameroun in 1984 (its official languages are English and French).

Compared to other African countries, Cameroon enjoys relative political and social stability, which has in turn permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as an extensive petroleum industry.

Despite movement toward political reform, however, power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy.