חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location:
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 6 00 N, 12 00 E |
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Map references:
| Africa |
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Area:
| total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly larger than California |
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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 |
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Coastline:
| 402 km |
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Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 50 nm |
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Climate:
| varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north |
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Terrain:
| diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Fako (on Mount Cameroon) 4,095 m |
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Natural resources:
| petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
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Land use:
| arable land: 12.81%
permanent crops: 2.58% other: 84.61% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 330 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
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Environment - current issues:
| waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing |
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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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 |
More about Cameroon:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
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 |
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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 |
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Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 50 nm |
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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 (on Mount Cameroon) 4,095 m |
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Natural resources:
| petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
|
Land use:
| arable land: 12.81%
permanent crops: 2.58% other: 84.61% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 330 sq km (1998 est.) |
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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 |
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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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 |
More about Cameroon: