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  Cameroon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa.
The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroons merged in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon which in 1972 was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon; since 1984 the country is known as the Republic of Cameroon or République du Cameroun (its official languages are English and French).
Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry.
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cameroon   (532 words)

  
 Cameroon Geography
Cameroon is located Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.
Its terrain is diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north.
The climate of Cameroon varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north.
www.nationbynation.com /Cameroon/Geo.html   (51 words)

  
 Cameroon (01/05)
Cameroon (13,353 ft.) in the southwest is the highest peak in West Africa and the sixth in Africa.
Cameroon' s first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997.
Cameroon is an active participant in the United Nations, where its voting record demonstrates its commitment to causes that include international peacekeeping, the rule of law, environmental protection, and Third World economic development.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26431.htm   (3558 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Cameroon - Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon is situated on the West coast of Africa.
Cameroon is not always able to produce enough food to feed the population, imports include fuel, food, machines, electrical equipment and transport equipment.
Cameroon has a number of chambers of commerce and industry and details of these can be found via our Organisation Search, as can details of relevant government departments.
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 Background Notes Archive - Africa
The European presence in Cameroon during the earlier years of contact was primarily devoted to coastal trade and the acquisition of slaves.
Cameroon's 25,000-person military, including a 13,000-member security force, and a 3,000-person presidential guard, is oriented chiefly toward internal security; there is also a national police force of 15,000 and a domestic intelligence network.
Cameroon has an investment guaranty agreement and a bilateral accord with the U. investment in Cameroon is about $1 billion, most of it in the oil sector.
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 Douala on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon's largest city and major port, it is a commercial and transportation center handling most of the country's exports (chiefly cocoa and coffee) as well as transit trade from Chad.
Cameroon -- Impunity in face of large-scale extrajudicial executions in the Douala area.
Cameroon -- The government must throw more light on the disappearance of 9 children in Douala.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/Douala.asp   (517 words)

  
 Cameroon: A Little Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Fako (Mt. Cameroon), the country's highest point at 4100 meters, is only a few miles from the southwestern coast.
Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic center, is located at the mouth of the Wouri river and is a major port city.
This region is home to some of Cameroon's most industrious peoples, such as the Tikar (a British designation encompassing a number of ethnic groups) and the Bamileke.
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-3/data/web_country/cameroon/Geography.camg.htm   (382 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to Cameroon - Cameroun - Africa
The territory was colonized by the Germans in1884 and after the end of the 1914-1918 war, Cameroon was mandated by the Ligue of Nations to the French and British governments.
Following agitation for independence by the Southern Cameroons - before the name was changed to West Cameroon - a plebiscite was held in that sector of Cameroon on February 11th 1961 under the United Nations supervision.
The Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon at the Unity Palace.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/cameroon.htm   (484 words)

  
 Cameroon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first European contact was in the 16th century with the Portuguese, but they did not stay.
After World War I though, the country would be split by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic.
This provision was part of the reforms instituted in 1996 to the Constitution, that had been originally written in 1972.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cameroon   (541 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Cameroon lies in the Gulf of Guinea and borders Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.
Cameroon thereby became a federal republic encompassing East Cameroon (the former French territory) and West Cameroon (the former British territory).
Cameroon is a major recipient of donor funds, from both multilateral and bilateral donors, of which the biggest is France.
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 Cameroon on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon's Minister of Women'A affairs responds to experts' questions in Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee.
CAMEROON: Project feasibility study for proposed $68,000,000 nickel/cobalt mining project is tentatively scheduled for completion by early June 2003, US TRADE and DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (TDA) and GEOVIC LTD. [USA] -...
State wheels just a little wobbly: while on the surface little seems to be changing in Cameroon, this year's presidential elections could be the beginning of something radically new.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CameroonR1e.asp   (514 words)

  
 Islamic World.Net: Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Elephants of Cameroon - join the North Carolina Zoo and a team of researchers on an interactive project to track and study elephants in Northern Cameroon.
Muna, Bachot - a vocalist, composer, and pianist from Cameroon.
Cameroon Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members - from the CIA.
islamic-world.net /countries/cameroon.htm   (441 words)

  
 Cameroon - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is bound by Equatorial Guinea to the southwest, Gabon to the south, Congo to the southeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Chad to the northeast, Nigeria to the northwest and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
The principal ethnic groups consist of the Cameroon Highlanders who account for 31% of the population, the Equatorial Bantu for 19%, the Kirdi for 11%, the Fulani for 10%, the Northwestern Bantu for 8% and the Nigritic for 7%.
In May 1972 Cameroon adopted a new constitution that eliminated the two separate states and Cameroon was declared the United Republic of Cameroon.
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 Cameroon, Independence Day Of Cameroon, Cameroon Independence day, Cameroon Independence Day Greetings, Cameroon ...
Cameroon first populated by the mysterious Pygmies, and then the Bantu and Sudanic peoples, Cameroon would eventually became an infamous source of slaves for Muslim and European Traders.
Misssionaries arrived in the mid-19th century, and the land was consequently colonized by Germany.
Cameroon is racially diverse with over 225 individual groups.
www.rumela.com /events/cameroon_independence_day.htm   (281 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Cameroon (Cameroon Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Cameroon (Cameroon Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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Cameroon[kam´´urOOn´] Pronunciation Key, officially Republic of Cameroon, republic (1995 est.
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 Additional Reading (from Cameroon) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
(comps.), Cameroon (1986), is an annotated bibliography of recent publications on history, politics, and economics.
More results on "Additional Reading (from Cameroon)" when you join.
At the junction of West and Central Africa lies Cameroon, a country with more than 200 ethnic groups and a varied landscape of mountains, rainforests, and savanna.
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 Cameroon Tourist Attractions -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon Africa map (inc. detailed map), travel & tourism, tourist information & attractions, city guide, geography & community web sites for Cameroon...
Cameroon offers some of Africa's best adventure travel, from Mt Cameroon to the rainforest full of wildlife, Cameroon is an adventure paradise.
CAMEROON stretches from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, deep into the Gulf of Guinea up to Lake...
tourist.fhnv.com /index.php?k=cameroon-tourist-attractions   (1097 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - YaoundE (Cameroon Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
YaoundE is a regional trade center for coffee, cacao, copra, sugarcane, and rubber.
The city is at a highway junction and is on Cameroon's main railroad.
It was occupied by Belgian troops during World War I and after the war was (except for 1940–46) the capital of French Cameroon.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Y/Yaounde.html   (224 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Cameroon
Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Cameroon, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
Basic reference information about Cameroon, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
bubl.ac.uk /link/c/cameroon.htm   (250 words)

  
 1Up Travel > Cameroon > Travel & Tourism | Tourist Guide to Cameroon
Geography of Cameroon - Highlights the location, map references, area, land boundaries, climate, natural resources, land use, natural hazards, environment, and geography of Cameroon
Government and Politics in Cameroon - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Cameroon.
Flags of Cameroon - Uncover the flag images and description of the flag of Cameroon.
www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/cameroon   (906 words)

  
 Distribution and Contacts - Cameroon
The head office of Macmillan Publishers Cameroon Ltd is located along the Atlantic beach in the seaside town of Limbe, beside BICEC Bank Limbe, in the South West Province of Cameroon.
Lower Primary Geography for Cameroon includes chapters on the earth and planets, landforms, soil, weather, trees and plants, animals, towns, villages and the people of the world.
Upper Primary Geography for Cameroon looks at each continent in turn, examining the most important countries in each area, and focusing particularly on the African continent and its rivers and lakes, climate, natural vegetation and economy.
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 geography lesson plans and resources
Also, take a look at Geography Educators Network of Indiana Web Project, a very good resource that includes a section titled, "What is Geography," an annotated list of geography links, and Internet-based geography lessons.
A 6th-grade geography and history unit in which students follow the changes in the ancient African city of Timbuktu from its founding to today.
A lesson plan on Mexican geography and culture that is part of a secondary unit on Mexican history.
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 Peace Corps Online | February 4, 2005: Headlines: COS - Cameroon: IT: Computers: Geography: GIS: Dearborn County ...
Cameroon RPCV Margaret Minzner hired as the county’s GIS coordinator
A native of West Chester, Ohio, Minzner earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She spent two and a half years in Cameroon, West Africa, as part of the Peace Corps.
She attended graduate school at Southern Illinois University and is completing her thesis in plant biology.
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 Encyclopedia: Geography of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 Facts About Cameroon
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president); High Court of Justice (consists of 9 judges and 6 substitute judges, elected by the National Assembly)
Because of its oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa.
on 23 January 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's debt of $1.3 billion by $900 million; debt relief now totals $1.26 billion
worldfacts.us /Cameroon.htm   (885 words)

  
 Cameroon Geography - Area, Cities, Climate, and Weather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon Geography - Area, Cities, Climate, and Weather
The information below contains geography information for Cameroon, including climate, weather, cities, and area information.
You can also check out the Cameroon Country Page for additional resources.
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 Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Cameroon -- geography, people, culture, traditions, and more.
Nigeeria -- geography, culture, history, people, food, and more.Check out the Kids Zone.
Spain -- history, language, geography, culture and much more.
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 Cameroon, Geography
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 Geography Of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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