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Cambodia

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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of about 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi), dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.

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Capital
Phnom Penh
Population
17,423,880
Area
181,035 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Currency
riel
Languages
Khmer 95.8%, Chinese 0.6%, Vietnamese 0.5%
Sells
garments, semiconductors, trunks and cases, footwear
Sells to
USA 36%, Germany 6%, China 6%
Land borders
3: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+855
Founded
1953
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Khmerofficial
95.8%
0.6%
0.5%

What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

garments semiconductors trunks and cases footwear gold

Imports

refined petroleum fabric gold plastic products synthetic fabric

Trades with

USA36.0% Germany6.0% China6.0% Japan6.0% Thailand5.0% Vietnam12.0% Singapore6.0% Indonesia3.0%

Natural resources

oil and gas timber gemstones iron ore manganese phosphates

Industries

tourism garments construction rice milling fishing wood and wood products

Farms and fisheries

  • cassava
  • rice
  • maize
  • sugarcane
  • vegetables
  • oil palm fruit

Largest cities

Phnom Penh  capital 1,573,544
Takeo 843,931
Siem Reap 139,458
Battambang 119,251
Paoy Paet 98,934

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Vietnam War1955–1975 Cambodian-Vietnamese War1978–1989 Third Indochina War1975–1991 Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1841–18451841–1845 Second Cambodia Civil1993–1997

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

constitutional monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Money

riel

Belief

Buddhism Islam Christianity animism

Belongs to

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ASEAN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization World Trade Organization Interpol Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Phnom Aural

Landmarks and landscapes

Angkor Wat Tonle Sap

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (3)

Laos Thailand Vietnam

In charge right now

Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni Head of state
Hun Manet
Hun Manet Head of government

Figures from its history

Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk King and head of state for most of 60 years Norodom Sihanouk was King, Chief of State and Prime Minister of Cambodia.
Pol Pot
Pol Pot Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was a Cambodian politician, revolutionary, and dictator who ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 until his overthrow in 1979 during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII King who built the Angkor temples Jayavarman VII, known posthumously as Mahaparamasaugata (1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire.
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