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Cambodia

KH / KHM   12.5°, 105.0°

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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People are called
Cambodian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+855
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

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Cambodian

These are English demonyms for people from Cambodia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Cambodia yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

Cambodia in the study desk

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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%

Largest cities

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

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

Climate and geography

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

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

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.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities.