| Climate Cameroon :
| varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
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| Terrain Cameroon :
| diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north
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| Elevation extremes lowest Cameroon :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Cameroon :
| Fako (on Mount Cameroon) 4,095 m
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| Natural resources Cameroon :
| petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Cameroon :
| 12,81%
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| Irrigated land Cameroon :
| 330 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Cameroon :
| volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
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| Environment current issues Cameroon :
| water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing
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| Geography note Cameroon :
| 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
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