 | Capital city: Yaounde (International
Airport) |
 | Area: 475442 square km |
 | National day: 20th May (anniversary
of 1972 constitutional reform). |
 | Independence: 1 January 1960, Former
French trusteeship territory. Union with southern part of British
Cameroon's 1 October 1961 |
 | Population: 15.5 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Paul Biya born 1933.
President since 1982 |
 | Languages: French and English (both
official), Fang, Bamilieke, Fulani. |
 | Currency: CFA francs |