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Cameroon

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Cameroon

DATE OF FORMATION: 1960

POPULATION: 16.3 million

DENSITY: 91 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Bamileke, Fang, Fulani, French, English

RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 35%, Traditional beliefs 25%, Muslim 22%, Protestant 18%

ETHNIC MIX: Cameroon highlanders 31%, Other 21%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%

GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections

CURRENCY: CFA franc

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Located on the central west African coast, over half of Cameroon is forested, with equatorial rainforest to the south and evergreen forest and wooded savanna north of the Sanaga River. Most cities are located in the south, though there are densely populated areas around Mount Cameroon, a dormant volcano. For 30 years Cameroon was effectively a one-party state. Democratic elections in 1992 returned the former ruling party to power.