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Cameroon

Passport and visa service: Visa requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
For further information: List of the Cameroon embassies abroad
Contact your embassy

Official language: French and English are the official languages of Cameroon.
Other languages spoken: There are close to 200 African dialects.
Business language: In the business environment, French is more frequently used, although English is also used.
Getting some knowledge: Knowing fluent French or English, you will not have any problem during your stay.
Free translation tools: Babel Fish - Free French-English-French translation of texts and web pages
Grand dictionnaire terminologique - Free French-Engish-French dictionary with 3 billion terms
High quality translation -
Lexilogo - Free dictionary arabic-english-arabic and arabic-french-arabic
Translated - Free translation arabic-english-arabic and arabic-french-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-english-arabic and arabic-french-arabic

Domestic currency: CFA Franc BEAC
ISO Code: XAF
To obtain domestic currency: The currency is the CFA franc.
Possible means of payment: Liquid cash is mainly evident in its usage. Cheques issue by a western bank are not always accepted. The network for VISA credit cards or Master Cards is well installed.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Cameroon, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Sahelian in the North while it is tropical and humid in the South, thus a lot of climatic differences depending on the region. Frequent rains in the South (except in December - March and June - August) which are rarer as one travels northwards. January - February is a good period to visit. Take light clothes and something to protect from the rain in the rainy season. It is advised to wear a woolens at high altitude places.
For further information: National Meteorology of Cameroon

Telephone codes: To call in Cameroon from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +237.
To call Tunisia from Cameroon, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: Cameroon is the most expensive African country with respect to mobile telephony. There is a big craze for this technology among Cameroonians.
Internet suffix: .cm
Emergency numbers