Cameroon gained independence from Germany in 1972 after 70 years of French and German rule. It was divided into French and British zones in 1946 and faced an economic crisis in 1987. The population of Cameroon has grown 1.93% since 2005 to over 16 million people. Cameroon has a diverse terrain that includes coasts, deserts, mountains, and rainforests. It is divided into five regions and its most famous citizens are authors and the soccer player Samuel Eto'o.
6. Wildlife! Cameroon's highlands cover 38 thousand square kilometres. The cross river gorilla and the common chimpanzee are endangered.
7. Terrain! Cameroon is the worlds 53rd largest country. Cameroon is in central and west Africa. It has coasts deserts mountains and rain forests. Cameroon is divided into 5 parts.
8. Landmarks! Cameroon has summer camps theme parks water parks beaches aquariums which makes it a good holiday. Cameroon has hotels and lodges.
9. Cameroon has lots of Famous people some of these are: Samuel Eto’o plays for Barcelona François babey (author) Mongo Beti (author) And Ferdinand Oyono (another author) Famous People! Most famous people in Cameroon are authors!
10. Interesting facts! In 1982 Paul Biya was made president of Cameroon. There are 54 African languages spoken in Cameroon. The highest point in Cameroon is mount Cameroon it is 13, 353 ft tall. 45% of Cameroon practice African beliefs, 35% are Christians, and 20% are Muslims. Religions!