machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
External Debt
$4,225,000,000 $
$2,352,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 483.6 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6689 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
3
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Area
342,000 km sq
70,273 km sq
Coastline
169 km
1,448 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
