French Cameroon
French Cameroon, also known as the French Cameroons (French: Cameroun), was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon.
Territory of Cameroun Cameroun | |||||||||
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| 1916–1960 | |||||||||
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East and Africa; French Cameroon is number 9. | |||||||||
| Status | Mandate of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Yaoundé 3°51′59.108″N 11°31′14.027″E | ||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||
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| Religion | Christianity, Bwiti, Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Mandate | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• German Cameroon partitioned | 20 July 1916 | ||||||||
• independence as Cameroon | 1 January 1960 | ||||||||
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| ISO 3166 code | CM | ||||||||
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