Cameroon
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Introduction - Cameroon: | Location - Cameroon: | Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria | | Geographic coordinates | 6 00 N, 12 00 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than California | | Land boundaries | total: 4,591 km
border countries: Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km | | Coastline | 402 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm | | Climate | varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north | | Terrain | diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon) | | Natural resources | petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower | | Land use | arable land: 12.54%
permanent crops: 2.52%
other: 84.94% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 260 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes | | Environment current issues | waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |