Flag of Cameroon

The Cameroonian flag is a vertical tricolour with in the center a star. The used colors in the flag are red, green, yellow. The proportion of the Cameroonian flag is 2:3. The Flag of Cameroon was adopted in 1975. The first use of the current flag design was in 1957. The last change to the current Cameroonian flag design was in 1975.

Flag of Cameroon

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Flag proportion

32
Ratio 2:3

History

  • First flag usage: 1957
  • Adoption current flag: 1975
  • Last change flag: 1975

Flag colors

Red
Green
Yellow

About Cameroon

Population

24 994 885

Surface

183 569 sq mi
475 442 km2

Population density

136 sq mi
53 km2

Country information

Country: Cameroon
Continent: Africa
Official languages: French, English
Capital: Yaoundé
Government: Dominant-party presidential republic
Border length: 2 853 miles / 4 591 km
Neighbouring countries
Central African Republic: 495 miles 797 km
Chad: 680 miles 1 094 km
Republic of the Congo: 325 miles 523 km
Equatorial Guinea: 117 miles 189 km
Gabon: 185 miles 298 km
Nigeria: 1 050 miles 1 690 km

The Cameroonian flag is the flag of the country named Cameroon. Cameroon is located in continental Africa. Cameroon has 6 neighbouring countries. The total length of land borders of Cameroon is 2 853 mi/ 4 591 km. Cameroon border neighbours and border lengths are: Central African Republic: 797 km, Chad: 1 094 km, Republic of the Congo: 523 km, Equatorial Guinea: 189 km, Gabon: 298 km, Nigeria: 1 690 km.

24 994 885 people are living in Cameroon, a country stretching over 183 569 sq mi/ 475 442 km² (0.57% water). The population density in Cameroon is of 136 per sq mi/ 53 people per km². The official language of Cameroon is French, English. The capital city of Cameroon is Yaoundé. Cameroon is a Dominant-party presidential republic.

The currency in Cameroon is the Central African CFA franc Fr (XAF). UTC (standard time) in Cameroon is UTC+01:00 and UTC+01:00 in summer. Cameroon has the unique two-letter country code, CM (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is CMR, and its three-digit country code is 120. The calling code for Cameroon is +237.

Water

0.57%

Currency

Central African CFA franc Fr (XAF)

Timezones

CET: UTC+01:00
CEST: UTC+01:00

Codes

Internet TLD: CM
Three-letter country code: CMR
Three-digit country code: 120
Calling code: +237