 Cambodia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
13 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Area |
total: 181,040 sq km land: 176,520 sq km water: 4,520 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain |
mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north |
| Population |
13,995,904 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
| Imports |
petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products |
| Exports |
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear |
| Hazards |
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| Resources |
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
| Geography |
a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap |
| Nationality |
noun: Cambodian(s) adjective: Cambodian |
| Capital |
name: Phnom Penh geographic coordinates: 11 33 N, 104 55 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.kh |
| Internet Users |
41,000 (2005) |
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