a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became a German colony in 1884; divided in 1919 into the Cameroons (administered by Britain) and Cameroun (administered by France); Cameroun and the S part of the Cameroons formed a republicin 1961 (the N part joined Nigeria); became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official languages: French and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Yaoundé. Pop: 24 053 727 (2017 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)
French name: Cameroun. German name: Kamerun
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an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4095 m (13 435 ft)