Cameroon is located in the bay of the Gulf of Guinea,
just above the Equator and extends from Lake Chad to the Atlantic coast.

Cameroon shares its frontiers with various countries:
• Equatorial Guinea,
• Gabon,
• Congo to the south,
• the Central African Republic ,
• Chad to the east,
• and Nigeria to the west.

It takes about 6 hours to fly from Paris; there is no time difference between the two countries in the winter, but Cameroon is one hour behind during the summer.

• Surface area: 475,442 km2
• Maximum altitude: 4,070 m (Mount Cameroon)
• Political capital: Yaoundé,
at 700 m altitude and 250km from the coast.
• Principal towns: Douala, Garoua, Maroua, Ngaoundéré, Bafoussam, Bamenda, Bertoua, Kribi, Ebolowa, Buéa, Edéa and Nkongsamba.