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Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far eastern parts of Nigeria.
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Kamerun | |||||||||||||||||||
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1884–1916 | |||||||||||||||||||
Status | German colony | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Jaunde | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | German (official) | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Colony | ||||||||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1884 | Gustav Nachtigal | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1887–1906 | Jesko von Puttkamer | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1914–1916 | Karl Ebermaier | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||
1910 | 495,000 km2 (191,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
1912 | 790,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1910 | 2.600.000 | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1912 | 4.645.000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Currency | German gold mark | ||||||||||||||||||
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