| Terrain Cameroon :
| diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north
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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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| Environment international agreements party to Cameroon :
| 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
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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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| Flag description Cameroon :
| three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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| Agriculture products Cameroon :
| coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber
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| Industries Cameroon :
| petroleum production and refining, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber
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