| 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), 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 |
