Southern Cameroons

Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British-controlled territory of British Cameroons that existed from 1922 to 1961. Since 1961, Southern Cameroons is part of Cameroon, where it became the Northwest and Southwest regions of the country.

Southern Cameroons
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The Southern Cameroons now constitute the Southwest Region and Northwest Region.
Capital	Buea
Official languages	English
Religion	Christianity
Demonym(s)	Southern Cameroonian
History
• Established	1922
• Disestablished	1961
Area
• Total	42,710 sq mi (110,600 km2)
Population
• Estimate	2,100,000
Currency	British West African pound
Today part of	Cameroon

Since 1994, pressure groups in the former Southern Cameroons have been seeking to achieve independence from Cameroon. In December 1999, the Federal Republic of Ambazonia was declared by the Southern Cameroons Peoples Organization (SCAPO).