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Kamerun
1884–1920
Flag of
Service flag of the Colonial Office
Coat of arms of the German Empire of
Coat of arms of the German Empire
Location of Kamerun: Green: Territory comprising German colony of Kamerun Dark grey: Other German territories Darkest grey: German Empire
Location of Kamerun:
Green: Territory comprising German colony of Kamerun
Dark grey: Other German territories
Darkest grey: German Empire
StatusGerman colony
CapitalJaunde
Common languagesGerman (official)
  • Basaa
  • Beti
  • Duala
  • Other local languages
GovernmentColony
Governor 
• 1884 (first)
Gustav Nachtigal
• 1914–1916 (last)
Karl Ebermaier
History 
• Established
17 August 1884
• Disestablished
1920
Area
1910495,000 km2 (191,000 sq mi)
1912790,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1910
2,600,000
• 1912
4,645,000
CurrencyGerman gold mark
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kamerun Kingdom of Bamum
Kamerun Mandara Kingdom
Kamerun Kotoko kingdom
Kamerun French Equatorial Africa
British Cameroon Kamerun
French Cameroon Kamerun
French Equatorial Africa Kamerun
Today part ofCameroon
Nigeria
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Chad
Central African Republic

Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1920 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 northeastern parts of Nigeria.

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