Cameroon

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300293040
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Cameroon

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Cameroon (Africa)

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Introduction ::Cameroon

Background:

The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyedstability, which has permitted the development of agriculture,roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slowmovement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly inthe hands of President Paul BIYA.

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Geography :: Cameroon

Location:Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Geographic coordinates:6 00 N, 12 00 E

Map references:Africa

Area:

Total:475,440 sq km

Country comparison to the world:53

Land:472,710 sq km

Water:2,730 sq km

Area - comparative: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

Maritime claims:

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Territorial sea: 12 nm

Contiguous zone:24 nm

Climate:varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

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 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon)

Natural resources:petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower

Land use:

Arable land:12.54%

Permanent crops:2.52%

Other:84.94% (2005)

Irrigated land:260 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:285.5 cu km (2003)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:0.99 cu km/yr (18%/8%/74%)

Per capita:61 cu m/yr (2000)

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Natural hazards:volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes

volcanism:Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m, 13,435 ft), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986

Environment - current issues:waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: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, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

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

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People ::Cameroon

Population:19,294,149

Country comparison to the world:58

note:Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:40.9% (male 3,891,762/female 3,822,870)

15-64 years:55.9% (male 5,298,143/female 5,250,493)

65 years and over:3.3% (male 283,289/female 332,744) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:19.3 years

Male:19.2 years

Female:19.4 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:2.157% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:42

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Birth rate:33.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:38

Death rate:12.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:30

Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Country comparison to the world:79

Urbanization:

Urban population:57% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth:1.03 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years:1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over:0.85 male(s)/female

Total population:1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total:62.15 deaths/1,000 live births 9

Country comparison to the world:32

Male:66.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Female:57.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population:54.04 years

Country comparison to the world:202

Male:53.21 years

Female:54.9 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:4.25 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:41

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:5.1% (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:15

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:540,000 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 19

HIV/AIDS - deaths:39,000 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:14

Major infectious diseases:

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