Cameroon
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Entity:
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Cameroon
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Main prefix:
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TJ
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Prefixes logged:
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Time zone:
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Zula + 1 hours
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Continent:
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Africa
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ITU zone:
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47
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CQ zone:
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36
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups: | AF095 Cameroon Group. |
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Capital:
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Yaounde
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Geographic
coordinates: |
6° 00' N, 12° 00' E
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Borders:
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Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Republic of
the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km
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Internet
country code: |
.cm
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| Country dialing code: | 237 |
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Independence:
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1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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Government
type: |
unitary republic, multiparty presidential regime
(opposition parties legalized in 1990)
preponderance of power remains with the president |