Cameroon
/ˌkæməˈruːn/- a country on the west coast of Africa between Nigeria and Gabon; pop. 18,879,300 (est. 2009); languages, French (official), English (official), many local languages, pidgin; capital, Yaoundé. French name Cameroun /〈法〉kamRun/.喀麦隆（非洲西海岸国家, 位于尼日利亚和加蓬之间, 2009年估计人口18,879,300; 语言有法语 ［官方语言］、英语 ［官方语言］、多种当地语言、混杂语, 首都雅温得; 法语名Cameroun）。
The territory was a German protectorate from 1884 to 1916, after which it was administered by France and Britain, latterly under League of Nations (later United Nations) trusteeship. In 1960 the French part became an independent republic, to be joined in 1961 by part of the British Cameroon; the remainder became part of Nigeria. Cameroon became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995.
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