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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than California |
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Area > Land
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469,440 sq km |
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[52nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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475,440 sq km |
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[58th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Yaounde - 1,430,000 |
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Climate
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north |
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Forested Land
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51.3% |
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[33rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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6 00 N, 12 00 E |
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Land boundaries > 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 |
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Land use > Arable land
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12.54% |
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[90th of 258]
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Largest city
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Douala |
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Largest city population
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1,320,000 |
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[70th of 174]
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Largest city with population
Douala - (est. 2,000,000 to 2,500,000) |
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
Natural resources
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
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Population density
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32.92 people per sqkm |
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[162nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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35.07 people/m²
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[146th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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475,440 km²
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[52nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Faso (On Mt. Cameroon) |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon
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