The coast of present-day Cameroon was explored late in the 15th century by the Portuguese, who named the estuary to the south of Cameroon Mountain Rio das Camerões ("river of prawns"). Merchants established trading stations along the coast in the 17th century, buying slaves, ivory, and rubber. Other European groups soon started grouping there, exploring inland and setting up villages
Cameroon sits in the middle of Lake Chad, Nigeria, Central African Republic and The Republic of Congo. The country has a total area of 475,442 sq km (183,569 sq mi) with Yaoundé as the capital, and Douala as the largest city. …
