French Cameroon

Territory of Cameroun
Territoire du Cameroun
1916–1960
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East and Africa; French Cameroon is number 9.
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East and Africa; French Cameroon is number 9.
StatusMandate of France
CapitalYaoundé
3°51′59.108″N 11°31′14.027″E / 3.86641889°N 11.52056306°E / 3.86641889; 11.52056306
Official languagesFrench
Common languages
Religion
Christianity, Bwiti, Islam
GovernmentMandate
History 
• German Cameroon partitioned
20 July 1916
• independence as Cameroon
1 January 1960
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kamerun
Cameroon
Map of the history of Cameroon; French Cameroon is the blue area.

French Cameroon, also known as the French Cameroons (French: Cameroun), was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon.