Cameroon is considered a large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 475,440 km² (about 183,568 mi²). The continental shelf of Cameroon is approximately 11,420 km² (approximately 4,409 mi²). Cameroon is in Africa. Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent on earth. African countries include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Egypt, among others. Cameroon has 5 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Cameroon is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Cameroon is 667 m (2,188 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Cameroon is 5018 kilometers (~1.937 miles). Cameroon shares land borders with 6 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring areas. If, as in the case of Cameroon, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Cameroon has 5 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The lengths of the land borders of Cameroon with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Central African Republic - 797 km (495 miles),
Chad - 1094 km (680 miles),
Republic of the Congo - 523 km (325 mi),
Equatorial Guinea - 189 km (117 mi),
Gabon - 298 km (185 miles).

Cities
The capital of Cameroon is Yaounde. The largest cities in Cameroon are Yaoundé, Douala.

Elevation
The average altitude range of Cameroon is 667 m (2,188 ft). Cameroon's highest point is Mount Cameroon with an official elevation of 4040 m (13,255 ft). The lowest point in Cameroon is Bonny Bay. The difference in elevation between the highest (Mount Cameroon) and lowest (Bight of Bonny) points in Cameroon is 4040 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Cameroon is 475,440 km² (about 183,568 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 16,547 km² (~6,389 mi²). The continental shelf of Cameroon is approximately 11,420 km². Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Cameroon is approximately 491,987 km² (~189,956 mi²). Cameroon is considered a large nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
212,450 km² of Cameroon's territory is covered with forests, and forest areas account for 45% of the total land area. There are 58,868 km² of arable land in Cameroon, which accounts for 12% of the country's total area.