 Cameroon
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
6 00 N, 12 00 E |
| Area |
total: 475,440 sq km land: 469,440 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
| 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 |
| Population |
18,060,382 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Imports |
machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food |
| Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton |
| Hazards |
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
| Resources |
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
| Geography |
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 |
| Nationality |
noun: Cameroonian(s) adjective: Cameroonian |
| Capital |
name: Yaounde geographic coordinates: 3 52 N, 11 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.cm |
| Internet Users |
167,000 (2005) |
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