18 | The Lion King
Country Focus
Cameroon
...Africa in miniature
Pirogue on the Dja River in Cameroon’s East Province, south of Lomié and north of Ngoila. photo by Amcaja/en.wikipedia.
C
ameroon, officially the
Republic of Cameroon
, is
a country in the Central
Africa region. With 475,442
square kilometres, Cameroon is
the world’s 53rd largest country
and is located in Central Africa
on the Bight of Bonny, part of the
Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic
Ocean. Cameroon lies between
latitudes 1° and 13°N, and longi-
tudes 8° and 17°E.
Tourist literature describes
