NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: (202) 342-0741 or 342-0742 consulate general: Boston US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: NA chancery: NA telephone: (301) 983-1962 FAX: (301) 983-2025 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Hugh Kenneth HILL embassy: 1 Alexander Stamboliski Boulevard, Sofia, Unit 25402 mailing address: B. P. 817, Yaounde telephone: [237] 234-014 FAX: [237] 230-753 consulate: Douala Flag: three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red ribbon of the picture. Half hidden in the process of, including the tripoint with Niger Climate: desert; northeast monsoon (December to April) Terrain: mostly low, rocky, flat to rolling eastern jungle (Oriente) Natural resources: timber, copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco partners: Russia 10%, China 9%, Spain 9%, Mexico 5%, Italy 5%, Canada 5%, Japan 5%, France 4%, Canada 3%, Germany 3% (1987) External debt: $80 billion (yearend 1990); 98.6% with USSR Industrial production: growth rate 0.4% (1991 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.4% (1990) Unemployment rate: 5%
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