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Central Africa

Flag of Cameroon

Capital: Yaoundé

Difficulty
Hard
Country code
CM
Flag ID
flag:cm
Flag of Cameroon

Meaning and history

Uses Pan-African colors adopted in 1975. The star was added to symbolize unity when the federal system was abolished in 1975.

Design at a glance

Colors

  • Green
  • Red
  • Yellow

Patterns

  • Vertical Stripes

Symbols

  • Star

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