Country Conventional Name: Kingdom of Cambodia (Locally called Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea). In short by local: Kampuchea
Capital: Phnompenh
Location: Southeast Asia , bordering the Gulf of Thailand to the south, Thailand to the east, Vietnam to the West, and Laos to the North
Climate - Tropical
Rainy Season: June to October
Cool Season: November to February
Hot Season: March to May
Monsoon season: May to November); Dry season (December to April) - Average Temperature: 32 degree Celsius
Size: 181,035 square kilometers, with coastal line of 443 km.
Population: 11,626,520 (1999)
Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, and Chinese, Chams (Khmer Island/Muslims), Hilltribes, Chinese constituted remaining 5%
Population growth rate: 2.49% (1999 est.)
Birth rate: 41.05 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate: 16.2 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Military Age: 18 years of age
Religion
Officially Theravada Buddhism 95%; others Islam and Christianity
Language
Officially Khmer - others: English, French, Chinese and Vietnamase
Literacy: 35% of total population
Time: +7 GMT
Communication: The handphone has become a necessity in Cambodia . Handphone numbers start with 011, 012, 015, 016 or 018. Phone cards can be bought at hotels post offices and supermarkets for use at public phones.
Economy (Estimated)
GDP: purchasing power parity—$7.8 billion (1998 est.)
Agriculture: 51%
Industry: 15%
Services: 34%
Inflation rate: 15% (1998)
Labor force: 2.5 million to 3 million
Labor force: agriculture 80%
Industries: rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
Natural resources: Timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
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