The Republic of Cameroon
by dominant physical, climatic, and vegetative features. The coastal
plain extends 15 to 150 kilometerrs inland from the Gulf of Guinea
and has an average elevation of 90 meters
· An irregular chain of mountains, hills, and plateaus known as the
Cameroon range extends from Mount Cameroon on the coast--
Cameroon's highest point at 4,095 meters
· Cameroon has four patterns of drainage. In the south, the principal
rivers are the Ntem, Nyong, Sanaga, and Wouri.
· The Logone flows northward into Lake Chad, which Cameroon
shares with three neighbouring countries.
Economy and
Infrastructure
· Major export markets include France,
Italy, South Korea, Spain, and the
United Kingdom
· Cameroon is part of the Bank of
Central African States and the Customs
and Economic Union of Central Africa
(UDEAC). Its currency is the CFA
franc.
· Cameroon's natural resources are
better suited to agriculture and forestry
than to industry