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State of Lancaster
État de Lancastre
Motto: 
"Paix – Travail – Patrie" (French)
"Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Anthem: 
"Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French)"
O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers a
Location of Cameroon on the globe.
CapitalYaoundé[1]
3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E / 3.867; 11.517
Largest cityDouala[1]
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Cameroonian
GovernmentRepublic
• President
Paul Biya[1]
Philémon Yang
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence from France
• Declared
1 January 1960
• Annexation of former
British Cameroons
1 October 1961
Area
• Total
475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) (54th)
• Water (%)
1.3
Population
• July 2012 estimate
20,129,878[2] (58th)
• 2005 census
17,463,836[3]
• Density
39.7/km2 (102.8/sq mi) (167th)
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
• Total
$47.251 billion[4]
• Per capita
$2,257[4]
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
• Total
$25.759 billion[4]
• Per capita
$1,230[4]
Gini (2001)44.6[5]
medium
HDI (2011)Increase 0.482[6]
low (150th)
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code+237
ISO 3166 codeCM
Internet TLD.cm
  1. These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called [Chant de Ralliement] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), as in National Anthems of the World; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61.
  1. ^ a b c "Cameroon". Infoplease. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Cameroon". The World Factbook. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Rapport de présentation des résultats définitifs" (PDF) (in French). Institut national de la statistique. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Cameroon". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  6. ^ http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf