Country Profile


Cambodia flage
Name: PreahRéachéanachâkr Kâmpuchea
short form: Kampuchea
int'l long form: Kingdom of Cambodia
int'l short form: Cambodia
Former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic
ISO Country Codekh
Actual Time: Sat-Mar-9  16:10 
Local Time = UTC +7
Cambodia does not operate Daylight-Saving Time (TBC)
Other Cities: 
Batdmbng, Siem Réap, Kmpng Cham, Kmpng Spoe, Kmpng Thum.
Government:
Type: Constitutional Monarchy
The Royal Cambodian Government (RCG), a constitutional monarchy formed on the  basis of elections internationally recognized as free and fair, was established  on 24 September 1993.
Head of State: His Majesty Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni.
Geography:
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand,  Vietnam, and Laos.
Area: 181,035 km² (69,900 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Central plain drained by the Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Mekong and Bassac  Rivers. Heavy forests away from the rivers and the lake, mountains in the southwest  (Cardamom Mountains) and north (Dangrek Mountains) along the border with Cambodia.
Climate:
Tropical monsoon with rainy season June-Oct. and dry season Nov.-May.
People:
Nationality: Cambodian(s), Khmer
Population: 14656 (2011)
GNI per capita  PPP: $ 2 116 (year)
Ethnic groups: Cambodian 90%; Chinese and Vietnamese 5% each; Burmese, small numbers  of hill tribes like Chams and Khmer Loeu.
Religions: Thearavada Buddhism 95% (official); Islam, Christianity, animism, atheism.
Languages:  Khmer (official) spoken by more than 95% of the population; some French still  spoken; English increasingly popular as a second language.
Literacy: 35%.
Natural resources: abundant natural bio-diversity, oil and gas, timber,  gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential.
Agriculture products: Rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca.
Industries: Tourism, textiles and garments, Beverage, Food Processing,  rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining.
Currency: Riel (KHR)
 Further   Statistic   

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/Country-Stats/Cambodia-statistics.htm

2 comments:

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    Bests,

    Siveun

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