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Capital Cambodia : |
Phnom Penh .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Cambodia :
| Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km .
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| Climate Cambodia :
| tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation .
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| Life expectancy Cambodia :
| 58.41 years .
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| Fertility rate Cambodia :
| 3.51 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Cambodia :
| multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993 .
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| Population Cambodia :
| 13 363 421.
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| Area Total Cambodia :
| 181,040 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Cambodia :
| 35,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Cambodia :
| 380,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Cambodia :
| 855.
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| Sex ratio total Cambodia :
| 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Cambodia ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Cambodia ratio 15 64 :
| 0.91 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Cambodia ratio 65 :
| 0.58 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Cambodia :
| $-218.1 million (2003) |
| HIV Cambodia :
| 2.6% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Cambodia :
| 36% (1997 est.) |
| Literacy Cambodia :
| 69,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Cambodia :
| 2,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Cambodia :
| 33.8% (1997) |
| Inflation Cambodia :
| 1.7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Cambodia :
| 2.5% (2000 est.) |
| Internet Users Cambodia :
| 30,000 (2002) |
| Location Cambodia :
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos |
| Geographic Coordinates Cambodia :
| 13 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Religion Cambodia :
| Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
| Administrative region Cambodia :
| 20 provinces (khaitt, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (krong, singular and plural) |
| Terrain Cambodia :
| mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north |
| Elevation extremes lowest Cambodia :
| Gulf of Thailand 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Cambodia :
| Phnum Aoral 1,810 m |
| Natural resources Cambodia :
| oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
| Land use arable land Cambodia :
| 20,96% |
| Land use permanentcrops Cambodia :
| 0,61% |
| Irrigated land Cambodia :
| 2,700 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Cambodia :
| monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| Environment current issues Cambodia :
| 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 |
| Geography note Cambodia :
| a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap |
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