Cameroon

Country in Middle Africa

Cameroon is a country in Middle Africa, with its capital in Yaoundé. About 29.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 51st most populous of the 195 countries. At 475,442 km², it is the 53rd largest country by area. It borders the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.

Cameroon at a glance

Capital: Yaoundé
Population (2025): 29.9 million
Area: 475,442 km²
Density: 63 per km²
Official languages: English, French
Currency: Central African CFA franc
People: Cameroonian
Calling code: +237
Internet domain: .cm
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Cameroon?

How Cameroon compares

Population rank

51st of 195

17th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

53rd of 195

24th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

63 per km²

More crowded than 37% of countries

Similar in size: Turkmenistan (488,100 km²).
Similar population: Nepal (29.6 million).
The Central African CFA franc is also used in 5 other places: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, the Central African Republic and 24 more.

The flag of Cameroon

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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Its outline

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How players do with Cameroon

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Cameroon so far, from 72 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

32% right

9th hardest of 176 · 72 answers

Players find Cameroon on the map in 32% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.

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Countries that border Cameroon

Cameroon borders 6 countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.

Quick quiz: Cameroon

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Cameroon?
2. What is the capital of Cameroon?
3. Which of these borders Cameroon?

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Questions about Cameroon

Is Cameroon a country?

Yes. Cameroon is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Cameroon?

The capital of Cameroon is Yaoundé.

Which countries border Cameroon?

Cameroon borders 6 countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.

How many countries border Cameroon?

6. Cameroon shares a land border with 6 countries.

How big is Cameroon?

Cameroon covers 475,442 km², about the same size as Turkmenistan (488,100 km²).

Is Cameroon hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Cameroon in 32% of 72 tries, 9th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.

Which flags look like the flag of Cameroon?

Senegal, Mali and Guinea. Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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