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it is bordered on
the northwest by Nigeria, on the east by Chand and the Central
African Republic, and on the south by Gabon, Congo and
ecuatorial guinea. Population 24,05 millions inhabitants
language in Cameroon some 230 languages are spoken. These
include 55 afro-Asian languages, two nilo- Saharan languages
and 173 Niger – Congolese languages. Education Christian and
missionary schools have been an important part of the
educational system. In the southern areas of the country almost
all children of primary school age attend school. However in the
north, it has always been an isolated part of Cameroon school
absenteeism is high. Gastronomy the national dish of cameroom
is the ndole a stew consisting of bitter leaves, nuts and fish or
goat meat among the Cameroonians there are skewers (usually
chicken, lamb or goat) sangha (a mixture of corn, leaves of
cassava) and ndole (a spicy stew of vegetable, shellfish,pork).
Type of government Cameroon is governed by a constitution
promulgated in 1972 and subseguently revised. The president of
the republic is the head of state and commander of the armed
forces. It is eleted by universal suffrage for a period of 5 years.
Tourism located on the east coast of Africa, Cameroon borders
the gulf of guinea to the west, Nigeria to the northwest, chad to
the north east (with Lake Chad to the north), the central African
republic to the east and cango to the south, Gabon and
ecuatorial guinea. The north of the country is semi – desert in
the immense marova plain, with animal reserves and mineral
deposits religion cameroom the a high degree of religious
freedom the predominant fait being chritianity practiced by two
thirds of the population while the practitioners of islam
constitute one fifth of the population the currency official
cameroom is franco cfa