Cameroon – 151st Country

Cameroon – 151^st Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Cameroon is my 151^st country.

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Cameroon is a country located in Central Africa packed with over 25 million people and 250 different languages. Cameroon was initially a German colony in the 19^th century and after WWI, it was portioned between France (mostly) and the UK. It became an independent nation in 1960. The world’s 53^rd largest country is a geographically diverse with rain forests, savannahs, deserts, beaches, and mountains including Mt. Cameroon at 4,100 meters. Over 70% of the nation is involved in subsistence farming. Two thirds of the nation practices Christianity with a quarter following Islam.

I spent two weeks exploring Cameroon. It is a vast country with some brutal roads. I was partially based in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala. I spent time in the English-speaking part of Cameroon, Limbe, and visited the waterfall in Kribe. I drove north of Douala visiting ancient kingdom near Bafoussam. Flying up north to Maroua I met a traditional healer who told my fortune by talking to crab and danced with the people of the remote Koma tribe.