Cambodia Country Info - Asia

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.

Camboida is a Southeast Asian nation bordered by Vietnam to the east, Laos to the north, Thailand to the northwest, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Laze on the beach in Sihanoukville. Enjoy the river and peace in Kampot. Visit the temples of Angkor near Siem Reap. Go On A Boat Party In Phnom Penh.

Pictures from Capital (Phnom Penh)

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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 Cambodia 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 following list are the 24 regions/states in Cambodia we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Cambodian population grew at a rate of 1.78% (or by 262,166 citizens). With 118,027 deaths and 380,193 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.78%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of 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.

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.