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Cameroon Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

475,440 sq km

land area:

469,440 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than California

Land boundaries:

total 4,591 km, Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km

Coastline:

402 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:

50 nm

International disputes:

demarcation of international boundaries in Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; dispute with Nigeria over land and maritime boundaries in the vicinity of the Bakasi Peninsula has been referred to the International Court of Justice

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

Natural resources:

petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower potential

Land use:

arable land:

13%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

18%

forest and woodland:

54%

other:

13%

Irrigated land:

280 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing

natural hazards:

recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Nuclear Test Ban, Tropical Timber 94

Note:

sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa

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