Conventional Long Name of Country:-Republic of Cameroon
Capital City(-ies):-Yaounde
Type of Government:-Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Description of Executive Branch:-Cameroon has a President that acts as the Chief of State, and a Prime Minister that acts as the Head of Government. The cabinet is appointed by the President from proposals submitted by the Prime Minister. The President is elected by popular vote for 7-year terms, with no limit.
Description of Legislative Branch:-Unicameral
National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members are
elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - the
president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature.
Description of Judicial Branch:-Supreme
Court (judges are appointed by the president); High Court of Justice
(consists of nine judges and six substitute judges; elected by the
National Assembly) .
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Date of Independence:-1 January 1960
National Holiday(s):-Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)
Chief of State:-President Paul Biya
Head of Government:-Prime Minister Philemon Yang
Suffrage:-20 years of age; universal
Name of their ambassador to the US:-Ambassador Joseph Foe-Atangana
Location of their embassy:-2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location of their consulate:-N/A on Factbook
Name of US Ambassador to them:-Robert P. Jackson
Location of US Embassy there:-Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde
Location of US consulate there:-Douala
Name of their rep. to the UN:-Michel Tommo Monthe
Flag Description:-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; red symbolizes unity, yellow the
sun, happiness, and the savannah's in the north, and green hope and
the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the "star
of unity"
National Symbol:-Lion
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