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CAMEROON
.CM
Official name:
Republic of Cameroon
*French / Republic of Cameroun
*English / Republic of Cameroon
Capital: Yaounde
Idiom: french and english
Form of Government: Presidential republic
Currency: Central African CFA Franc
Demonym: Cameroonian/-sa
Administrative divition: 10 Regions
FLAG
The first flag of Cameroon dates back to the one adopted by the French territory on October 29, 1957, which was a green, red and white triband. This flag was maintained after independence, on January 1, 1960. When the Cameroonian territory under British rule decided to join the new country, two yellow stars were added next to the flagpole representing the two federal territories, the French and the English, the October 1, 1961. The current flag was finally adopted on May 20, 1975, the date on which Cameroon became a unitary state.
National flag
Ratio: 2 x 3
The flag of Cameroon is made up of three vertical stripes of different colors, green being the closest to the flagpole, red being the central one and yellow being the furthest from the flagpole, with a yellow star in the central stripe. The central red stripe represents unity and the star is known as the "unity star". The yellow stripe symbolizes the sun and the savannah of the north of the country, while the green stripe represents the jungles of southern Cameroon.
CONSTRUCTION
To : 6 | B : 12 | S : 6 | D : 9 | E : 4
COLORS
33 %
Green
HEX CODE
# 007a5e
SYMBOLIZES:
THE JUNGLES OF THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY.
31 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ce1126
SYMBOLIZES:
UNIT
36 %
Yellow
HEX CODE
# fcd116
SYMBOLIZES:
THE SUN AND THE SAVANNAH OF THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY.
HISTORY
Cameroon flag
under German rule.
1884 - 1919
Cameroon flag
under British rule.
1922 - 1961
Flag of
Cameroon
1957 - 1961
Flag of
Cameroon
1961 - 1975
SHIELD
The national emblem of Cameroon currently in force dates from 1986, although its basic design is from 1960. It is a divided and curtained shield, with enamels corresponding to the colors of the national flag: sinople, gules and gold, with the golden pentagram of the flag put on the head. The central partition, in gules, is loaded with a map of Cameroon in azure, on which a saber sword on a stick and some silver scales stand out, symbols of justice.
The coat of arms is held by two gold fasces passed in a cross, which recall the coat of arms of France, the former colonial power, and represent the republican authority. At the base, a gold ribbon inscribed with the official name of the state, "Republic of Cameroon", in a bilingual French-English version: RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN – REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON. In its upper part, the national motto is written in French and English: “Paix, Travail, Patrie” “Peace, Work, Fatherland” (“Peace, Work, Fatherland”). It should be noted that the texts in French have a more prominent graphic treatment in relation to the corresponding ones in English.
