Green: The rich forest vegetation of the country's southern region, and also hope for a happy future.
Red: Independence and unity.
Yellow: The savannas in the north and the sun as a source of happiness.
Star: The unity of Cameroon.
Cameroon is the second modern African state (after Ghana) to adopt pan-African colors. They are based on the colors of the Ethiopian flag.
Capital: Yaounde
Population: 19,406,100
Religious: Christian (70%), Islam (21%), Indigenous (6%), Other (4%)
Language(s): French and English.
After a 1972 plebiscite, a unitary republic was formed out of East and West Cameroon to replace the former federal republic.
The Republic of Cameroon is a union of two former United Nations trust territories—French Cameroun, which became independent in 1960, and southern British Cameroons, which joined it after a 1961 UN-sponsored referendum.
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