- Being a "microcosm" of Africa in scale

South of the country is dry and warm between November and February. The main rainy season occurs between July and October. Temperatures in the north are differentiated. Adamawa Plateau temperature plummets at night, rainy season occurs from May to October. Areas further inland are cooler than the areas situated along the coast, where we can observe a regular rainfall.

From January to April.

indigenous beliefs 40%

Christians 40%

Muslims 20%

African Languages

Yes, even have their own dialect - "Cameroonian English 'or' Pidgin Deutsch ', also called Kamtok (Talk Cameroon).

67.9%

Polish citizens going to Cameroon must have a valid visa. It can be obtained from the diplomatic and consular stawicielstwach Cameroon (the closest in Moscow). It is possible to obtain a visa at the airport (please contact in advance of the Honorary Consul of Poland in Yaounde).

Honorary Consulate of the Polish Yaounde

Cameroon, Yaounde, Rue 1381 Nouvelle Route Bastos, BP. 20158

Tel.: (00-237), 222-09-812 Tel.: (00-237) 330-190-20 Fax: (00-237) 222-10-878

consulat_pol_cam@yahoo.fr

Nearest in Moscow:

Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon in Moscow

Povarskaya 40
121069 Moscow
tel: (0-0 7 095) 290 65 49, 290 00 63
Fax: (0-0 7 095) 290 61 16
ambacamos@yahoo.fr

Lack of Polish Embassy in Cameroon.

Under the jurisdiction of the territorial State Embassy in Abuja (Nigeria):

abuja.amb.sekretariat @ msz.gov.pl

In Cameroon, operates a network of private and public hospitals with different levels of medical services. The cost of medical visits is about. EUR 20.

Are considered the policy of foreign insurance companies, including Polish.

Throughout the country is very high risk of malaria, therefore, with short stays are recommended preventive measures.

Do not move alone at night, except that rather there is no greater threat than in other African countries.

Since independence in 1960, did not cease conflicts: between farmers and growers, between indigenous tribes and arrivals, between secesjonistami and nationalists, between students and governments, sometimes too - between the followers of different religions, which is widespread in recent times.

Local Phones

Cameroon shares a border with Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Solo cars must legitimize an international driving license.

1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes

Easiest convertible currency is the euro, we will not have too much trouble with the exchange of U.S. dollars. Better bring cash than travelers checks.
Major credit cards are acceptable for a small amount of site (some airline offices and hotels). It is also hard to find an ATM.
As far as travelers checks, they are not too easy to change. If we can have, then they should be in euros. Fees are usually high.

Customs restrictions do not depart from the commonly used.
- 400 cigarettes or 50 cigars or five packages of tobacco.
- A bottle of liquor.
- Five bottles of perfume.

In Cameroon, we find many small cafes with bamboo roofs. In the café we have coffee that is brewed from local beans and eat this bun with local chocolate. At a meal later season we have a choice between fish, chicken and other meats (including a rat!).

- Local avocados

- Fufu - a dense mass of potato, made by boiling starchy vegetables, and then kneaded until it reaches the desired consistency

Roasted coffee from local beans is excellent.

Yaounde - Cameroon's capital.

Limbe - a port city

Foumban - still places associated with the period of German colonization

National Parks

Rhumsiki - the village where you can see how they live the people of this country.

May 20 - the anniversary of the proclamation of a united republic