Conventional Long Form Name of country :Republic of Cameroon
Capital City(ies):Yaoundé
Type of Government: Presidential republic
Date of Independence National Holiday(s): January 1st, 1960 , State unification day May 20th- Celebrations include widespread practices.
Chief of State: President Paul Biya
Head of Government : Prime minister Philemon Yang
Description of Executive Branch/Powers:president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers:Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers :Supreme Court of Cameroon (consists of 9 titular and 6 surrogate judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and audit chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 11 members)
Suffrage :20 years of age; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Essaomba Etoundi
Location of embassy in the U.S. :2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of consulate(s) in the U.S. : Washington, DC
U.S. Ambassador: Michael Stephen Hoza
Embassy:Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s): Washington , DC
Representative to UN: Tommo Monthe
Description of the flag :three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls the flag of France
Symbolism of flag :red symbolizes unity, yellow the sun, happiness, and the savannahs in the north, and green hope and the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the "star of unity"
National Symbol(s): Lion
Descriptions of International Disputes:2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately ceded sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a full phase-out of Nigerian control and patriation of residents in 2008
Quantity of refugees/ internally displaced inside country :259,145 (Central African Republic); 87,112 (Nigeria) (2017)
Quantity of Stateless Persons :N/A
Human trafficking issues related to this country: N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use :N/A
Capital City(ies):Yaoundé
Type of Government: Presidential republic
Date of Independence National Holiday(s): January 1st, 1960 , State unification day May 20th- Celebrations include widespread practices.
Chief of State: President Paul Biya
Head of Government : Prime minister Philemon Yang
Description of Executive Branch/Powers:president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers:Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers :Supreme Court of Cameroon (consists of 9 titular and 6 surrogate judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and audit chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 11 members)
Suffrage :20 years of age; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Essaomba Etoundi
Location of embassy in the U.S. :2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of consulate(s) in the U.S. : Washington, DC
U.S. Ambassador: Michael Stephen Hoza
Embassy:Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s): Washington , DC
Representative to UN: Tommo Monthe
Description of the flag :three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls the flag of France
Symbolism of flag :red symbolizes unity, yellow the sun, happiness, and the savannahs in the north, and green hope and the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the "star of unity"
National Symbol(s): Lion
Descriptions of International Disputes:2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately ceded sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a full phase-out of Nigerian control and patriation of residents in 2008
Quantity of refugees/ internally displaced inside country :259,145 (Central African Republic); 87,112 (Nigeria) (2017)
Quantity of Stateless Persons :N/A
Human trafficking issues related to this country: N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use :N/A