Republic of Cameroon

1.

Capital: Yaoundé
Made by:
Yakubovich Andrew 10 «B»
Municipal Budget Secondary School
№ 1 named by Lermontov.
2017
«Peace,Work ,
Fatherland»

2. Emblem

The emblem of Cameroon
consists of a shield with
writings (in English and
French) above and below it.
Behind the shield there are
two crossed fascias. The
shield has the same color as
the flag of Cameroon. In the
middle of it there is a
schematic map of the
country. The scales of justice
are laid on over the map on
the country.
Cameroon – «the river of shrimps» (from Portuguese language)

3.

The form of government-president republic
The president-Paul Biya
The date of independence
The 1 of January 1960
(from France)

4. Political-geographic situation

Republic of Cameroon is situated in the middle of the
western shore of Africa;
It has coastal and neighbour’s location;
Chad
Nigeria
Central african
Republic
Atlantic ocean
Equator.
Guinea
Congo
Gabon

5. Political-geographic situation

Cameroon doesn’t enter into any political coalition✔
►World organizations and Cameroon:
- The countries of Africa,Caribbean island countries and
Pacific ocean;
- Organization of African Unity
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- UNESCO
- United Nations (UN)

6. Change of political and geographic position during the time

Pre-colonial age
1472 –the creation of the first commercial trading station by Portuguese
XVII – the creation of early federal government - Mandara
1715 – the transformation of Mandara to sultanate
XVIII – vigorous European colonization
1884 – addition to German empire
1888 – active developing of new lands of Cameroon
1916 – occupation of England and France
1922 – separation of Cameroon between England and France
1961 – the creation of independent Republic of Cameroon
During the history the territory of Cameroon
was being passed from hands to hands: at the
beginning the territory was divided between
local ancient tribes and then between
European governments. For the time being
after the independence was gained the global
conflicts weren't arise.

7.

The country of contrasts

8.

The national currency– CFA franc

9. Economical situation

Cameroon – one of the richest countries of Black Africa;
GDP- 25 000 millions $
World trade routs: Cameroon shares a border with Nigeria, Chad,
Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It has an active
trades with all these countries.
Cameroon is endowed with significant natural resources, including oil
and gas, high value timber species, minerals, and agricultural products
such as coffee, cotton, cocoa, maize, and cassava.

10. The main trade partners

USA
France
Italy
Spain

11.

Cameroon-one of the most developed countries
in Tropical Africa.
The value of producible goods amount to 51%
Cameroon- the largest producer of
cacao beans in Africa
(the same as Côte d'Ivoire)
On the shelf of Gulf of Guinea
the oil is being mined. On the
second half of ninetieth in Cribi
it was made the Off shore
zone.

12. Population

The current population
of Cameroon is 24,404,491based on
the latest United Nations estimates.
Cameroon population is equivalent
to 0.33% of the total world
population.
Cameroon ranks number 54 in the
list of countries by population.
The population density in Cameroon
is 52 per Km2 (134 people per mi2).
The total land area is 472,814 Km2
(182,555 sq. miles)
55.6 % of the population is urban
The median age in Cameroon is 18.6
years

13.

• More than 130 ethnic
groups live therebamileke,kirdey,fulani,fan
g,duala and others. They
belong to different
language groups, that is
why official languages in
the country are French
and English, although a
lot of other languages are
used.

14.

Religious structure
35% -Catholic
18% -Protestant
20% -Muslim
17% -African beliefs
(Vudu etc)

15. Natural resources

• The country has got almost all known sorts of minerals: there are the
birthplace of bauxite, ore, natural gas, oil and other materials. There
are also precious jewels like diamonds and sapphire and also metals
like gold and platinum.

16.

Relief
The relief of Cameroun characterizes of alternation of mountains
plateaus and planes.

17. Climate

• South – equatorial climatic zone;
• North – subequatorial zone;

18.

Grounds
In the south — red and
yellow,
In the middle-red
In the north — red, brown
and tropical black,
In the mountains regions —
humus

19. Agriculture– the main branch of Cameroon’s economic.

70% of population works in agriculture.
The part of agriculture in GDP of Cameroun – 46 %
Extensive farming prevails In the structure of agriculture .

20.

Specialization of plant growing
Tea
Bananas
Spices
Cacao-beans
Corn
Cotton
Coffee
Sweet potato
Wood

21. Animal breeding

Cattle head: large horned - 4,9 millions,
sheep — 3,8 millions, goats — 3,8 млн, donkeys — 36 thousands,
pigs — 1,4 millions, horses— 15 thousands. Fish crops — 80—85 thousands

22. Issues

Spreaded illnesses which transfers with water
Poaching
Volcanic activity
Poverty, illiteracy, low life interval
45 % of population suffers from AIDS
Transport infrastructure is badly developed
Financial addiction from other governments
Demarcation of international boarders in the region of lake Chad.

23. Customs, holidays and traditions.

st
The 1 of January New Year, The
independence day
th
The 10 of
January
Hidjra
The 11 of
February
The day of youth
The 31 of March
Mavlid
The6th-9thof April Easter
st
The 1 of May
th
The 17 of May
th
The 20 of May
st
The 21 of May
The day of Labor
Ascension
The National day
The sheep festival
th
The 11 of August The Ascension of
prophet
th
The 15 of August The Ascension of
God’s mother
st
The 1 of October Unification Day
th
The 20 of
December
Curban-Bayram

24.

The dance of monkey
The dance of elephant
The National Day- The
th
20
of May

25.

The pearl of Cameroon- lake Chad

26.   Dja Faunal Reserve

Dja Faunal Reserve
•It is located in the south
easter Cameroon.
•It is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site inscribed in
1987.
•Causes of inscription
include diversity
of species present in the
park, the presence of five
threatened species of
mammal, and lack of
disturbance within the park.
•There are more than 1,500
known plant species in the
reserve, over 107 mammals
(including forest
elephants, African forest
buffalo and leopard) and
more than 320 bird species.

27.

The capital of Cameroon - city
Yaoundé

28.

Capital: Yaounde

29.

The city Doula- the biggest sea
port.

30. Palace of the Sultan of Bamun at Foumban

•Foumban or Fumban is a city
in Cameroon, lying north east
of Bafoussam.
• It is a major town for
the Bamoun people and is
home to a museum of
traditional arts and culture.
•The palace, completed in
1917, resembles a medieval
chateau. It houses the
Sultan's Museum, which
contains a multitude of royal
gowns, arms, musical
instruments, statues,
jewellery, masks and
colourful bead-covered
thrones carved in the shapes
of the men who sat on them.

31.

The museum of art in
Yaoundé

32. List of literature:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon
https://www.smileplanet.ru/cameroon
http://www.krugosvet.ru/enc/strany_mira/KAMERUN.html
http://cooper-tour.ru/informacija-o-stranah/118.html\
https://geographyofrussia.com/kamerun/