Flag of Cameroon
What the flag means
- Green — the forests of the south
- Red — unity
- Yellow — the northern savannah and sun; the star = national unity
Design set by: Loi n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996 portant révision de la Constitution du 2 juin 1972, article 1er (5) · Adopted 1975
Highlights
- ⚽ The football Indomitable Lions
- 🏔️ Mighty Mount Cameroon
- 🐘 Varied wildlife and rainforest
- 🥁 Lively makossa and bikutsi
- 🌍 'Africa in miniature'
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Population
- 29,879,337 people (2025)
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Capital
- Yaounde
- Languages
- French, English
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Pan-African colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Loi n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996 portant révision de la Constitution du 2 juin 1972, article 1er (5)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States