06/11/2023
10 Fun and Shocking Facts About Cameroon. Number 10 will schock you😱😱😱
1. CAMEROON IS THE 53RD LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
Cameroon has a total area of 475,442 km² (183,569 sq mi). Comparatively, Cameroon is slightly larger in size than Sweden and the US state of California.
2. . CAMEROON IS HOME TO TWO OF THE THREE EXPLODING LAKES IN THE WORLD.
This is one of the fascinating Cameroon facts. Cameroon is home to Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos, two of the world’s three limnically active (or exploding) lakes. These lakes contain a reserve of carbon dioxide in their waters in the form of magma underneath the water.
Although the notion of an exploding lake sounds cool, they are actually extremely volatile and dangerous. They cause limnic eruptions—a rare type of natural phenomenon in which dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating livestock and humans.
A limnic eruption occurred at Lake Monoun in 1984, causing the deaths of 37 people living nearby. In 1986, a more potent eruption at Lake Nyos killed over 1700 people.
3. CAMEROON IS HOME TO ONE OF THE TEN WETTEST PLACES IN THE WORLD.
It rains a lot in Cameroon but nowhere is this more evident than in the village of Debundscha. This small village on the southwest coast of Cameroon receives more than 10,200 mm (400 in) of rainfall annually. Based on this data, Debundscha is easily one of the top ten wettest places in the world (inhabited places).
4. Cameroon is the only country in the world to be named after a crustacean.
This is one of the most interesting facts about Cameroon. When the Portuguese first arrived in Cameroon, they sailed up the Wouri River which they named “Rio dos Camarões” (the River of Prawns) due to the abundance of prawns they found in its broad estuary. The word ‘Cameroon’ is the Anglicized form of the word Camarões.
5. The largest city in Cameroon is Douala.
Although Douala is not the capital of Cameroon, it is its commercial and economic heart. The coastal city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and is home to Central Africa’s largest port and Cameroon’s major international airport.
6. The currency of Cameroon is the Central African CFA franc (XAF).
The currency of Cameroon is the Central African franc (CFA), which is pegged to both the West African franc and the Euro. The CFA franc was introduced in Cameroon in 1945, replacing the French Equatorial African franc.
7.Cameroon is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world.
This is one of the most fascinating Cameroon facts. With some 275 languages spoken in the country, Cameroon is easily one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. In fact, Ethnologue ranks Cameroon number nine in the world as per most languages spoken in a country.
The indigenous languages of Cameroon include Afro-Asiatic languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Ubangian languages, and Niger-Congo languages. Some of these languages are Akoose, Fulfuda, Ewondo, Maba, Kom, Bulu, Bassa, Toupouri, and Yemba.
8.Cameroon is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.
Cameroon has an extremely heterogeneous population and is home to over 200 different ethnic groups. These can be divided into five major groups:
Western Highlanders: including the Bamileke, Bamum (or Bamoun), and many smaller Tikar groups in the Northwest (35-40% of the population)
Coastal Tropical forest peoples: including the Bassa, Duala, and many smaller groups in the Southwest (10-15% of the population)
Southern Tropical forest peoples: including the Beti-Pahuin, Bulu, Fang, Maka, Njem, and Baka pygmies (15-20% of the population)
Predominantly Islamic peoples: including the Fulani of the Sahel and central highlands (10-15% of the population)
The “Kirdi” peoples: including mostly traditional believers of the northern desert and central highlands (10-15% of the population).
9. The world’s largest frog can be found in Cameroon.
One of the unique facts about Cameroon is that it is home to the world’s largest frog. The suitably-named Goliath Frog can grow to a size of 34 cm (13 in) in length. It weighs up to 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) and is known for building its own ponds using heavy rocks.
10. The national dish of Cameroon is Ndolé.
The scrumptious Ndolé is a Cameroonian peanut-based stew made of spinach and bitter leaves – flavored with aromatic spices and fortified with anything from shrimps to dried fish or ground beef.
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