| Regime/Government:
|
Democratic constitutional monarchy
(established since September 1993) |
| King: |
His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni |
| Independence:
from France |
- Declared 1949
- Recognized 1953
|
| Capital
city:: |
Phnom Penh (11°31’ N 104°49’
E) |
| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 9 November (1953) |
| Area: |
- Total:
181 035 Km² (69,900 sq miles)
- water: 4 520 km² - 2.5% of total area
|
| Land Bounderies:
|
- Thailand 803 km
- Laos 541 km
- Vietnam 1 228 km
- Coats line 443 km
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| Climate: |
Described as 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 |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m; highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810
m |
| Natural resources: |
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates,
hydropower potential |
| Land use: |
arable land: 20.44% permanent crops: 0.59%; other: 78.97% (2005) |
| Natural hazards: |
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding: occasional droughts |
| Population:
2006 est. |
13,881,427
- Total: 13,36 millions (2006 est.)
- 1998 census 11,437,656
- Density 74/km2(121st) 192/sq mile
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 35.6% (male 2,497,595/ female 2,447,754)
- 15-64 years: 61% (male 4,094,946/female 4,370, 159)
- 63 years and over: 3.4% (male 180,432/female 290,541)
Median age:
- total: 20.6 years
- male: 19.9 years
- female: 21.4 years
Population growth rate:1.78%
Birth rate: 26.9 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 9.06 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 59.29 years
- male: 57.35 years
- female: 61.32 years
|
| Religion:
|
- Theravada Buddhism 95%
- others 5%
|
| Nationality: |
Cambodian(s)
Ethnic groups:
- Khmer 90%
- Vietnamese 5%
- Chinese 1%
- other 4%
|
| Literacy: |
definition; age 15 and over can read and write (2004 est.)
- total population 73.6%
- male: 84.7%
- female: 64.1%
|
| Official
language: |
Khmer (95%),
French, English |
| Ethnics:
|
- Khmer( 94%)
- Chinese (4%)
- Vietnamese (1.1%) and other ethnic groups
|
| Administration:
|
- 20 provinces or Khet
- 3 cities or Krong
- 163 districts or Srok
- 12 wards or Khand
- 1,456 communes or Khum
- 12,864 villages or Phum
|
| GDP
(Purchasing Power Parity): |
$29.89 billion (2005 est.)
GDP- official exchange rate: $4.791 billion
GDP- real growth rate: 6%
GDP- Per capita: l $2, 200
GDP-composition by sector:
- agriculture: 35%
- industry: 30%
- services: 35% (2004)
|
HDI:
2004 est. |
0,571 (130th)- medium |
| Labour
force: |
7 million (2003 est.)
Labour force- by occupation:
- agriculture 75% (2004 est.)
- Unemployment rate: 2.5% (2000est.)
- Population below poverty line: 40% (2004 est.)
|
| Exports:
|
$2.663 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Exports- commodities: clothing, timber, rubber, rice,
fish, tobacco, footwear.
Exports-Partners:
- US 55.9%
- Germany 11.7%
- UK 6.9%
- Vietnam 4.4%
- Canada 4.2% (2004 est.)
|
| Imports: |
$ 3.538 billion f.o.b.(2005 est.)
Imports – commodities:
- petroleum products
- cigarettes
- gold
- construction materials
- machinery
- motor vehicles
- pharmaceutical products
Imports-partners:
- Thailand 22.5%
- Hong Kong 14.1%
- China 13.6%
- Vietnam 10.9%
- Singapore 10.9%
- Singapore 10.8%
- Taiwan 8.4%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $1.1 billion (2005 est.) |
| Currency: |
Riel (KHR) |
Time
zone:
UTC+7 |
Summer (DST): (UTC+7) |
| Internet
TLD: |
.kh |
| Calling
country-code: |
+855 |
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