Cameroon Geography

Country Name: Republic of Cameroon

Capital City: Yaounde

Population: 17,340,702

Population Growth: 2.04% (2006)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)

Languages: English (official), French (official)

Area: 475,440 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 30%

Domain extension: .cm

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF CAMEROON

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Geographic Co-ordinates:

6 00 N, 12 00 E

Area - total:

475,440 sq km

Area - total:

475,440 sq km

Area - land:

469,440 sq km

Area - water:

6,000 sq km

Land Boundaries:

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

Terrain:

diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north

Elevation - highest point:

Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon)

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower

Arable Land:

12.54%

Permanent Crops:

2.52%

Other Land Use:

84.94% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes