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CAMBODIA
Map of CAMBODIA
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos |
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Geographic coordinates:
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13 00 N, 105 00 E |
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Area:
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total: 181,040 sq km
land: 176,520 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Oklahoma |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 2,572 km
border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km |
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Coastline:
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443 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm |
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Climate:
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tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation |
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Terrain:
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mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m |
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Natural resources:
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oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
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Land use:
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arable land: 20.44%
permanent crops: 0.59%
other: 78.97% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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2,700 sq km (2003) |
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Total renewable water resources:
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476.1 cu km (1999) |
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 4.08 cu km/yr (1%/0%/98%)
per capita: 290 cu m/yr (2000) |
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Natural hazards:
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monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
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Environment - current issues:
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illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Population:
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14,241,640
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.2% (male 2,389,668/female 2,338,838)
15-64 years: 63.2% (male 4,372,480/female 4,627,895)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 193,338/female 319,421) (2008 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Cambodian(s)
adjective: Cambodian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% |
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Religions:
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
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Languages:
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Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2006) |
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.7% (2004) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia
conventional short form: Cambodia
local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation)
local short form: Kampuchea
former: Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia |
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Government type:
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multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
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Capital:
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name: Phnom Penh
geographic coordinates: 11 33 N, 104 55 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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20 provinces (khaitt, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities* (krong, singular and plural)
provinces: Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Krachen, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev
municipalities: Keb, Pailin, Phnum Penh (Phnom Penh), Preah Seihanu (Sihanoukville) |
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Independence:
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9 November 1953 (from France) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 9 November (1953) |
Source: http:/cia.gov
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