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Cameroon

Legal system familyCommon law + Civil law
How the law worksMixture of French civil law system and English common law (After World War I, Cameroon was ruled by France and the United Kingdom as a League of Nations mandate, then a United Nations trust territory from 1916 to 1961)
Form of governmentrepublic
Constitution–
LegislatureParliament of Cameroon
Highest courtSupreme Court of Cameroon
Head of statePaul Biya
Head of governmentJoseph Ngute
Age of majority21
Minimum marriage age18
Retirement age–
Official languagesFrench; English
CapitalYaoundé
ContinentAfrica
Population28,372,687

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