Cameroon — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Cameroon: capital Yaoundé, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Cameroon is in Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé.

Climate

Varies from tropical along the coast to semiarid in the north

Diverse; coastal plain in the southwest, dissected plateau in the center, mountains in the west, plains in the north

Cameroon is called "Africa in Miniature" for its geographic and cultural diversity.

Mount Cameroon is the highest peak in West Africa and an active volcano.

Cameroon's national football team, the Indomitable Lions, was the first African team to reach a World Cup quarter-final in 1990.

1472: Portuguese explorers reach the coast and name it Rio dos Camarões

1884: Germany establishes Kamerun as a colony

1919: League of Nations divides Cameroon between France and Britain

1960: French Cameroon gains independence

1961: British Southern Cameroons joins to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon

1982: Paul Biya becomes president