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Republic of Cameroon |
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| Flag: |
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| Name lang: |
| pol | WybrzeŻe Kości Słoniowej |
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| Capital: |
Yaoundé |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Middle Africa |
| Area: |
475442 |
| Population size: (2025-06-20 01:22) |
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| Auto code: |
CAM |
| Borders: |
| CAF |
Central African Republic |
| COG |
Republic of the Congo |
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| CallingCode: |
+237 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEMAC |
Economic Community of Central African Countries |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (95) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 58 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 10 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 2 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 16 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 4 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Fourth-order administrative division (ADM4)
(A subdivision of a third-order administrative division) | 1 | | Fifth-order administrative division (ADM5)
(A subdivision of a fourth-order administrative division) | 3 | |
 Stream, lake... (7761) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 6496 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 950 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 61 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 11 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 32 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 11 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 4 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 44 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 6 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 2 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 46 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 2 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 3 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 5 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 18 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 6 | | Estuary (ESTY)
(A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences) | 3 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 19 | | Crater lake (LKC)
(A lake in a crater or caldera) | 3 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 11 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 3 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | | Stream mouth(s) (STMM)
(A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea) | 2 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 1 | | Mud flat(s) (FLTM)
(A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding) | 1 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 1 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 5 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 8 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 1 | | Watercourse (WTRC)
(A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water) | 1 | | Dock(s) (DCK)
(A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships) | 1 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (158) |
| Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 8 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 39 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 6 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 91 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 6 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 1 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 2 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 2 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 3 | |
 City, village... (14304) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 14247 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 39 | | Historical populated place (PPLH)
(A populated place that no longer exists) | 2 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 9 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 2 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 1 | | Farm village (PPLF)
(A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities) | 1 | | Historical capital of a political entity (PPLCH)
(A former capital of a political entity) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (146) |
| Radio station (STNR)
(A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves) | 1 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 17 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 15 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 7 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 6 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 3 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 2 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 7 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 20 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 18 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 4 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | | Border post (PSTB)
(A post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods) | 1 | | Athletic field (ATHF)
(A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 2 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 1 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 2 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 6 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 6 | | Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 1 | | Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 1 | | Waterworks (WTRW)
(A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds) | 1 | | Historical site (HSTS)
(A place of historical importance) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 3 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 1 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 2 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 3 | | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 2 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 2 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 7 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1453) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 570 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 544 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 26 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 39 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 75 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 6 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 44 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 2 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 39 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 5 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 47 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 1 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 4 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 4 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 9 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 4 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 5 | | Delta (DLTA)
(A flat plain formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream) | 1 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 2 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 2 | | Mangrove island (ISLM)
(A mangrove swamp surrounded by a waterbody) | 1 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 2 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 11 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 1 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 4 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 3 | | Section of valley (VALX)
| 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (46) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 46 | |
