Africa · Central Africa · Gulf of Guinea
Cameroon
Capital · Yaoundé
Africa in miniature — beaches, mountains, savanna and rainforest in one.
The essentials
Cameroon at a glance
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Region
- Central Africa · Gulf of Guinea
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Languages
- French · English
- Dialling code
- +237
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Cameroon
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
May 20National DayUnitary state, 1972
Feb 11Youth Day
Across the ocean
Where Cameroon people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Cameroon passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Cameroon channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Cameroon channel →