Cameroon
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Cameroon
Official name: | Republic of Cameroon |
Capital: | Yaounde |
Area: | total: 475,440 sq km water: 6,000 sq km land: 469,440 sq km |
Climate: | varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria |
Geographic coordinates: | 6 00 N, 12 00 E |
Comparative Area: | 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 |
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 Cameroon Mountain) 4,095 m |
Map of Cameroon