Cameroon

Cameroon is in Africa, in the Central Africa region. Its capital is Yaoundé. It has a population of about 29.9 million and an area of 475,442 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is yellow, at 34.7% of the total.

The flag of Cameroon as a pie chart

Yellow 34.7%
Dark green 33.3%
Red 32%

Design: Vertical stripes (3)
Symbol: Has a star

Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.

Cameroon at a glance

Capital: Yaoundé
Continent: Africa
Region: Central Africa
Official languages: English and French
Currency: Central African CFA franc
National day: May 20
Area: 475,442 km²54th largest out of 208
Population: 29.9 million51st most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
Population density: 62.8 people/km²76th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
GDP: US$ 58.9 billion93rd highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
GDP per capita: US$ 1,97236th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
Life expectancy: 64 years24th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data

More facts

Became independent from France
Joined the UN in 1960

Fun facts about Cameroon

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About 250 different languages are spoken there. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Languages of Cameroon
It's nicknamed 'Africa in miniature' because it has almost every climate and landscape on the continent. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Camerún
Samuel Eto'o and basketball player Joel Embiid were born there. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Samuel Eto'o