The Republic of Cameroon and Its Primary Ally the French

The Republic of Cameroon is a country located in west-central Africa, before the nation was unified, the country included two distinct regions: French Cameroons and part of British Cameroons. Since 1960, the Republic of Cameroon has been independent from both the French and British Empires. The population of Cameroon is approximately 18,549,000 inhabitants, which ranks the country as being the 58^th most populous country in the world. The country is also similarly ranked in terms of total geographic area, as it has the 53^rd most area in the world with 475,442 square kilometers. The capital of Cameroon is Yaounde, with a population of approximately 1,250,000 people, while the largest city in the country is Douala with an astounding 1.5 million inhabitants, both are among the largest urban areas in the world, and both cities are chief economic centers.

Cameroon is a diverse country with several different ethnic tribes including: the Fang, Bamileke, Duala, Fulani, and Pygmies. These are only the primary tribes, as there are over 200 known tribes to be living in Cameroon, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa. This ethnic diversity is largely as a result of the influence of countries neighboring the Cameroon borders, which are Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. As most tribes have their own languages, often languages that outsiders can't understand, while most tribes continue to speak their language among themselves, the official and universal languages of the country are English and French, which are spoken by most of the Cameroon population. Cameroon has also been influenced by the German culture, as the country was a part of the German Empire from 1884 until 1916. Following World War I, Germany dispersed the country to Britain and France, who equally divided the country into British and French Cameroon. Both regions declared independence from their respective countries in 1960, and reunited to form the Republic of Cameroon.