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Hello, Cameroon.
Bonjour, Cameroun.
Government, places, history, culture and data — whatever you want to know about Cameroon, start here.
The Sultan's palace, Foumban, West (photographed 1991) Photo: Albert Backer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Every record links to the document it came from: 25982 documents from 137 publishers and institutions, including Services du Premier Ministre, Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon, and World Bank Open Data.
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How we verify informationWho governs, and since when.
69 members of government from the official list, each with a date and a source. Former officeholders are kept, never overwritten.
Open the government directoryTen regions. 58 divisions. 360 subdivisions.
From the Mandara Mountains to the Atlantic coast, every administrative unit comes from the national mapping agency's dataset.
Explore the regionsEnglish and French, equally.
Every page and every answer exists in both official languages. Switch whenever you like — the page you are on follows.
Lire en françaisReal figures, never typed by hand.
Statistics arrive straight from the World Bank's open data, with units, periods and sources. Gaps stay gaps — nothing is estimated to fill them.
See the dataDiscover Cameroon
Ten regions, from the Sahel to the rainforest. Pick one.
Encyclopedia of Cameroon
BrowseThousands of articles about Cameroon's people, places, communities, languages, institutions and culture, in English and French. Each article comes from Wikipedia at a stated revision, with a link to the original; facts come from Wikidata.
People
Politicians, artists, athletes, writers, scientists and other notable Cameroonians.
3,490Food and drink
Dishes, snacks and drinks of Cameroon, with recipes where one is published.
41Cameroon in depth
Overview articles: history, geography, economy, languages, religion, music, cinema, sport…
16Peoples and communities
The ethnic groups and communities of Cameroon.
127Languages
Some 250 languages spoken in Cameroon, with their speakers and families.
298Nature and parks
National parks, reserves, mountains, rivers and lakes.
155
History
Key moments, with dates and sources.
News
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- Gulfcam Appoints Former Camship Executive to Grow Container Shipping Between Cameroon’s Two Main PortsBusiness in Cameroon · 29 Oct 2026, 03:33
- Cameroon Faces Nearly CFA200 Billion in Nachtigal Power Bills in 2027, With State's Share Still UnclearBusiness in Cameroon · 29 Oct 2026, 03:30
Research articles
See all- Independence and reunificationHow two territories under French and British administration became one federal, then unitary, republic between 1960 and 1972.
- German Kamerun (1884–1916)The German colonial period, from the 1884 coastal treaties to the First World War.
- MakossaThe urban popular music of Douala that reached a worldwide audience in the 1970s.
- BikutsiA rhythm from the Beti communities around Yaoundé, carried from village gatherings to electric bands.
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Paul Biya
- 1975 – 1982Prime Minister, Head of Government
- 1982 – todayPresident of the Republic
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Compare two regions
Littoral Far North Capital Douala Maroua Divisions 4 6 Subdivisions 34 47 - Preview
Track a reform
Vice-presidency recreated
- Adopted by Parliament4 April 2026
- Law No. 2026/001 promulgated (as reported)14 April 2026
- Vice President appointedNot yet recorded
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Minister of FinanceLouis Paul Motaze - Preview
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cameroon-population-total.csvWorld Bank Open Data · 1960–2025 · 66 years
