- The name Cameroon comes from the Portuguese word for prawns; cameroes, which were found in abundance in the Wouri river when the first European explorers arrived.
- Cameroon covers an area of 183,638 square miles, some of which is water, so it is roughly twice the size of the U.K.
- In a 1999 census of the country there was an estimated to be 15.5 million poeple, of which 50% live in rural areas.
- Cameroon is one of only two countries in the entire world to have two official languages; English and French. The other bi-lingual country is Canada.
- There are 275 ethnic groups in Cameroon, other than the official languages there are 167 different dialects spoken.
- Mount Cameroon is the tallest mountain in West Africa at 4095m.
- Cameroon is home to the Goliath frog which at 0.3m (0.6m with legs outstretched) is the largest frog in the world
- Cameroon encompasses many geographical lanscapes that are similar to the whole continent, lush rainforest in the south to scorched desert in the far north, great volcanic lakes and vast savanna planes. It is for this reason it is sometimes dubbed 'Africa in miniture'.
- Debundscha, at the base of Mt. Cameroon, has an average annual rainfall of 405 inches. It is the wettest place on earth.
Here are some cool websites i've found that give a flavour of the country and the continent.
www.cameroonnews.com
www.camnet.cm
www.wwfcameroon.org
www.cameroon-tribune.cm
www.misscameroon.org
www.africa-geographic.com
www.ethnologue.com
www.southerncameroons.org
www.irinnews.org
www.africanews.org
www.allafrica.com
www.bakwerilands.org
www.africaonline.com
www.usafricaonline.com
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great stuff Jason, hope you are feeling better now.
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