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| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of the continent usually consisting of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and often including, in addition, other nearby nations depending on which definition of the region is used. |
| Central African Republic |
an African country bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan. |
| Equatorial Guinea |
a small country near the equator on the west central coast of Africa, between Gabon and Cameroon. |
| Gabon |
a country in west central Africa, on the Atlantic coast between Cameroon and Congo. |
| Nigeria |
a country in West Africa on the Atlantic coast between Benin and Cameroon. |
| Yaoundé |
the capital of Cameroon. |
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