Explore Cambodia in Asia - Cambodia Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Cambodia with its capital Phnom Penh is located in Asia (Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand). It covers some 181,041 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Oklahoma) with 14,241,000 citizens. Khmer, French and English are the official languages spoken in Cambodia (consider regional differences). Laos, Thailand and Vietnam are bordering countries.

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About Cambodia

The landscape features mostly low, flat plains and mountains in southwest and north. The average density of population is about 78 per km². The climate in can be described as tropical with rainy, monsoon season (May to November), dry season (December to April), little seasonal temperature variation. Potential threats by nature are monsoonal rains (June to November) or flooding or occasional droughts.

To reach someone in Cambodia dial +855 prior to a number. There are 54,200 installed telephones. And there are 5,593,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kh". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 24 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Cambodia

Cambodia Tourism Information

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Angkor

Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of...

Temple of Preah Vihear

Situated on the edge of a plateau that dominates the plain of Cambodia, the Temple of Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva. The Temple is composed of a series of sanctuaries linked by a system of...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Cambodia

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Cambodia is growing at an rate of 1.78% (or by 262,166 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.78%. Or an total increase of 262,166 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.