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Douala

Chief port and commercial and industrial centre of Cameroon, on the Wouri River estuary by the Gulf of Guinea; population (2001 est) 1,494,700. Industries include aluminium, chemicals, textiles, and the processing of cacao beans and timber. Known as Kamerunstadt until 1907, it was capital of German Cameroon, which became a German protectorate in 1884, 1885–1901.

The largest city in the country, Douala handles 95% of Cameroon's port traffic, with exports including palm and oil products, timber, and general cargo. Oil and gas are extracted offshore in the Douala/Karibi Campo basin.

Douala is linked by rail with the capital Yaoundé and by the Transcameroon railway to Ngaoundere. Cameroon's main international airport is at Douala.



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Antiretroviral therapy in public and private routine health care clinics in Cameroon: lessons from the Douala anti-retroviral (DARVIR) initiative.
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THEY CALL DOUALA the "armpit of Africa" Lodged beneath the bulging shoulder of West Africa, this malaria-infested city in southwestern Cameroon is humid, unattractive, and smelly.
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