<sod>  <br>''total:''
 475,440&nbsp;km²
 <br>''land:''
469,440&nbsp;km²
 <br>''water:''
6,000&nbsp;km²
 
 '''Area - comparative:'''
 slightly larger than [[California]]
 <br>''lowest point:''
 [[Atlantic Ocean]] 0 m
 <br>''highest point:''
[[Fako]](aka. Mt. Cameroon) 4,095 m
 
 '''Natural resources:'''
 [[petroleum]], [[bauxite]], [[iron ore]], [[timber]], [[hydropower]]
 
 '''Land use:'''
 <br>''arable land:''
13%
 <br>''permanent crops:''
2%
<br>''permanent pastures:''
4%
<br>''forests and woodland:''
78%
 <br>''other:''
3% (1993 est.)
 
 '''Irrigated land:'''
210&nbsp;km² (1993 est.)
 
 [[Image:Rhumsiki Peak.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Rhumsiki]] Peak in Cameroon's [[Far North Province]].]]
 
 '''Natural hazards:'''
 Recent [[limnic eruption]]s with release of [[carbon dioxide]]:
 [[Nuclear Test Ban]]
 
 '''Geography - note:'''
sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa
 
 ==Notes==
 {{reflist}}
 
== See also ==
 {{commonscat|Geography of Cameroon}}
 * [[Cameroon]]
 
 {{Cameroon topics}}
 {{Geography of Africa}}
 <eod> <sod> <br>''total:''
 475,440&nbsp;km²
 <br>''land:''
472,710&nbsp;km²
 <br>''water:''
2,730&nbsp;km²
 
 '''Area - comparative:'''
 slightly larger than [[California]]
 <br>''lowest point:''
 [[Atlantic Ocean]] 0 m
 <br>''highest point:''
[[Fako]](on. [[Mt. Cameroon]]) 4,095 m
 
 '''Natural resources:'''
 [[petroleum]], [[bauxite]], [[iron ore]], [[timber]], [[hydropower]]
 
 '''Land use:'''
 <br>''arable land:''
12.54%
 <br>''permanent crops:''
2.52%
 <br>''other:''
84.94% (2005)
 
 '''Irrigated land:'''
260&nbsp;km² (2003)
 
 [[Image:Rhumsiki Peak.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Rhumsiki]] Peak in Cameroon's [[Far North Province]].]]

'''Total renewable water resources:''
285.5 cu km (2003)

'''Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):''
<br>''total:''
0.99 cu km/yr (18%/8%/74%)
<br>''per capita:''
61 cu m/yr (2000)
 
 '''Natural hazards:'''
 Recent [[limnic eruption]]s with release of [[carbon dioxide]]:
 [[Nuclear Test Ban]]
 
 '''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
 
 ==Notes==
 {{reflist}}
 
==See also==
 {{commonscat|Geography of Cameroon}}
 * [[Cameroon]]

==References==
{{CIA World Factbook}}
 
 {{Cameroon topics}}
 {{Geography of Africa}}
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