Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — 6 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Yaoundé.

Capital: Yaoundé
Population: 29.9 million
Area: 475,442 km²
Land borders: 6
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Neighbours

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Countries that border Cameroon

6 land neighbours: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

6 neighbours to keep in the right order.

6 countries in Africa have more than its 6 land borders; it is the same as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Algeria, Ethiopia, Guinea, Libya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Chad and South Africa. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 5 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. The Central African Republic and Chad are joint most connected of them, with 6 land borders each. All of them are on the Africa map with Cameroon, and on the world map with everyone else.

6
land borders — 6 countries in Africa have more
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
6
borders on the Central African Republic and Chad — joint most-connected of its neighbours
54
countries on the Africa map

The capital

Yaoundé

In Capital Rush you see Cameroon and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Cameroon is the right one.

ISO code: CM
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Official languages: English and French
Quiz maps: Africa · World

Cameroon, asked and answered

What countries border Cameroon?

Cameroon has 6 land neighbours: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.

What is the capital of Cameroon?

Yaoundé. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Cameroon comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Cameroon in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Cameroon on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Cameroon is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.

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Can you find Cameroon on a blank map?

Its 6 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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