| Climate Cambodia :
| tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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| Terrain Cambodia :
| mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north
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| Elevation extremes lowest Cambodia :
| Gulf of Thailand 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Cambodia :
| Phnum Aoral 1,810 m
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| Natural resources Cambodia :
| oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
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| Land use arableland Cambodia :
| 20,96%
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| Irrigated land Cambodia :
| 2,700 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Cambodia :
| monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts
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| 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
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| Geography note Cambodia :
| a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap
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