Some Important Facts:

Motto :	Peace, Work, Fatherland Paix, Travail, Patrie [in French]
National Anthem :	O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers O Cameroon, Berceau de Nos ancestres [in French]
Administrative Capital :	Yaounde
Lagest City :	Douala (Economic Capital)
Official Languages :	French and English
Currency :	Franc CFA
Government :	Republic
President (Head of State) :	Paul Biya
Prime Minister :	Ephraim Inoni
Date of Independence :	January 1, 1960 (from French and British rule)
Total Geographical Area :	approx. 475,422 km square (183,568 sq miles)
Estimated Population :	16,322,000 (as of July 2005) 2003 census - 15,746,179
Telephone Calling Code :	237