| Capitale | nom: Yaounde coordonnées géographiques: 3 52 N, 11 31 E différence de temps: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: founded as a German colonial settlement of Jaunde in 1888 and named after the local Yaunde (Ewondo) people |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 1 Janvier 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Fête nationale | State Unification Day (National Day), 20 Mai (1972) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest effective 18 Janvier 1996 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; amendment drafts require approval of at least one third of the membership in either house of Parliament; passage requires absolute majority vote of the Parliament membership; passage of drafts requested by the president for a second reading in Parliament requires two-thirds majority vote of its membership; the president can opt to submit drafts to a referendum, in which case passage requires a simple majority; constitutional articles on Cameroon’s unity and territorial integrity and its democratic principles cannot be amended; amended 2008 (2017) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 20 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Paul BIYA (depuis 6 November 1982) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Joseph Dion NGUTE (depuis 4 January 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Amadou ALI (depuis 2014) cabinet: Cabinet proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 71.3%, Maurice KAMTO (MRC) 14.2%, Cabral LIBII (Univers) 6.3%, other 8.2% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
