_#_Land boundaries: 4,591 km total; Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km, Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km, Nigeria 1,690 km
_#_Coastline: 402 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 50 nm
_#_Disputes: demarcation of international boundaries in Lake Chad, the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; Nigerian proposals to reopen maritime boundary negotiations and redemarcate the entire land boundary have been rejected by Cameroon
_#_Climate: varies with terrain from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
_#_Terrain: diverse with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north
_#_Natural resources: crude oil, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower potential
_#_Land use: arable land 13%; permanent crops 2%; meadows and pastures 18%; forest and woodland 54%; other 13%; includes irrigated NEGL%
_#_Environment: recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification