British Cameroons

former British Mandate territory in West Africa
Organization historical_country Q1028835
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British Cameroons

Summary

British Cameroons is a historical country[1]. It draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #450 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Cameroons's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • British Cameroons's religion is recorded as Islam[4].
  • British Cameroons's continent is recorded as Africa[5].
  • British Cameroons's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • British Cameroons's instance of is recorded as League of Nations mandate[7].
  • British Cameroons's instance of is recorded as United Nations trust territory[8].
  • British Cameroons's capital is recorded as Buea[9].
  • British Cameroons's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • British Cameroons's currency is recorded as British West African pound[11].
  • British Cameroons's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Cameroon.svg[12].
  • British Cameroons's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[13].
  • British Cameroons's coat of arms image is recorded as British Cameroons Seal.svg[14].
  • British Cameroons's basic form of government is recorded as League of Nations mandate[15].
  • British Cameroons's followed by is recorded as Federal Republic of Cameroon[16].
  • British Cameroons's followed by is recorded as Nigeria[17].
  • British Cameroons's locator map image is recorded as Cameroon boundary changes-es.svg[18].
  • British Cameroons's part of is recorded as British Empire[19].
  • British Cameroons's Commons category is recorded as British Cameroons[20].
  • +1919-06-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Cameroons[21].
  • British Cameroons was dissolved in +1961-10-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • British Cameroons's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4.166667, 'lon': 9.233333}[23].
  • British Cameroons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01n9ny[24].
  • British Cameroons's authority is recorded as League of Nations[25].
  • British Cameroons's authority is recorded as United Nations[26].
  • British Cameroons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Cameroon[27].

Body

Founding

+1919-06-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Cameroons[21].

Identity

British Cameroons's part of is recorded as British Empire[19]. Successors include Federal Republic of Cameroon[16] and Nigeria[17].

Dissolution

British Cameroons was dissolved in +1961-10-01T00:00:00Z[22].

Why It Matters

British Cameroons draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #450 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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