British Cameroons
British Cameroons | |||||||||||
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| 1916–1961 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the King (1916–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1961) | |||||||||||
| Status | Mandate of the United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Capital | Buea | ||||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Duala, Oroko, Grassfields, Fula, Kanuri widely spoken | ||||||||||
| Religion | Christianity (southern area) Islam (northern area) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | World War I | ||||||||||
• Kamerun partitioned | 20 July 1916 | ||||||||||
| 1 October 1961 | |||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 89,526 km2 (34,566 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Currency | British West Africa pound | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Cameroon Nigeria | ||||||||||
British Cameroons or British Cameroon was a British mandate territory in British West Africa, formed of the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons. Today, the Northern Cameroons forms parts of the Borno, Adamawa and Taraba states of Nigeria, while the Southern Cameroons forms part of the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon.