Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level.
Image: Yaoundé 1
Image: Immeuble CNPS Yaounde
Image: Ministère de l'éducation Yaounde Cameroun
Image: Bank of Central African States 2014 front
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both.
Bamum script is a writing system developed by King Njoya in the late 19th century.
Leaders of the pro-independence UPC
A statue of a chief in Bana, West Region
President Paul Biya with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014
