Cameroon, with its population of some nineteen million, is located in western central Africa having 249 miles of coast on the Gulf of Guinea /Atlantic Ocean coastline known as the Bight of Biatra. Cameroon is further bordered by Nigeria to its west, Chad to its north-east, the Central African Republic to its east and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to its south.

Slightly larger than California, Cameroon is sometimes referred to as 'Africa in Miniature' with golden beaches, tropical rainforests, lakes, deserts, savannahs as well as volcanic mountain ranges (left) and an abundance of wildlife including lions and elephants.

Cameroon is home to one of Africa's largest volcanoes, Mount Cameroon, which rises to a staggering 13,255 feet high ~ about three times the height of Ben Nevis by comparison. Last erupting in the year 2000 the volcano forms part of the Cameroon Volcanic Line.

On this line lies Lake Nyos, a lake that suddenly 'exploded' in 1986 releasing a large cloud of CO2 gas which killed 1700 people and 3500 of livestock. There are concerns that such an event may also occur at Lake Kivu in Rwanda, Kivu being one of Africa's two other exploding lakes.

This video provides images of Cameroon and offers a good 'look and feel' of the country.