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Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
Country Name:
conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia
conventional short form: Cambodia
local short form: Kampuchea
local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea
former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic
Nationality:
noun: Cambodian(s)
adjective: Cambodian
Capital:
Phnom Penh
Flag Description:
The Cambodian flag consists of three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat in the center of the red band. The colors of the flag reflect the trilogy of "Nation, Religion and King," the motto of the Khmer Monarchy: blue symbolizes the royalty, red symbolizes the nation, and white symbolizes the religion, which in the beginning was Brahmanism but is now mainly Buddhism.
Government Type:
multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993
Administrative Divisions:
20 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities* (krong, singular and plural); Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb*, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pailin*, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat, Preah Seihanu* (Sihanoukville), Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev
Independence:
November 9, 1953 (from France)
Language:
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Ethnic Groups:
Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Religion:
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Population: 12,775,324 (July 2002 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 2.24% (2002 est.)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 40.7% (male 2,646,883; female 2,550,015)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 3,373,692; female 3,758,736)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 182,149; female 263,849) (2002 est.)
Life Expectancy:
male: 55 years ; female: 60 years (2002 est.)
Literacy rate:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35%; male: 48%; female: 22% (1990 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
$18.7 billion (2001 est.)
Currency:
riel (KHR; 3,895KHR=1USD)
Area:
69,900 sq. miles (Slightly smaller than Oklahoma)
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
Natural Resources:
timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower
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Currency:
kyat (MMK; 6.86MMK=1USD)
Area:
261,970 sq. miles (slightly smaller than Texas)
Climate:
tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)
Terrain:
central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
Natural Resources:
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some
marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
