Hosted by the Women of Saint Catherine's, 5 March 2010.

Celebration with worship, prayer, reflection and hospitality.

About Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is located in the centre of Africa above the equator at the extreme end of the Gulf of Guinea. It is open to the Atlantic Ocean with a coastline of 402 kilometres.  It is bordered by Nigeria in the west, by Lake Chad in the north and Chad in the northeast, by the Central African Republic in the east, and by Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea in the south.

The total surface area is 475,440 sq km, which is comparable in size to Papua New Guinea or slightly larger than California in the United States. The administrative and political capital is Yaoundé while the economic capital is Douala. There are approximately 240 local languages corresponding to the 240 ethnic groups. The official languages are French and English with a dominance of the French language. The national currency is the Franc CFA, which is the common currency among 14 countries of Central and West Africa who cooperate financially

See the World Day of Prayer 2010 site for more information on Cameroon.