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Kingdom of Kampuchea

Kingdom of Cambodia
  • ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
  • Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa
Flag of Cambodia
Royal Arms of Cambodia
Flag Royal Arms
Motto: 
ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
"Nation, Religion, King"
Anthem: 
Nokor Reach
Majestic Kingdom
Location of  Cambodia  (green)in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Cambodia  (green)

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Phnom Penh
11°33′N 104°55′E / 11.550°N 104.917°E / 11.550; 104.917
Official languages Khmer
Official script Khmer script
Ethnic groups (2013)
Religion Official:
Theravada Buddhism
Other religions:
Demonym Cambodian, Kampuchean
Government Unitary parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy
• King
Norodom Sihamoni
Hun Sen
Say Chhum
Heng Samrin
Legislature Parliament
Senate
National Assembly
Formation
68–550
550–706
802–1431
• Independence
(from France)
9 November 1953
23 October 1991
24 September 1993
Area
• Total
181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi) (88th)
• Water (%)
2.5
Population
• 2014 estimate
15,458,332 (65th)
• 2008 census
13,395,682
• Density
81.8/km2 (211.9/sq mi) (118th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$58.939 billion
• Per capita
$3,735
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$19.368 billion
• Per capita
$1,227
Gini (2011) 31.8
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.555
medium · 143rd
Currency Riel (KHR)
Time zone (UTC+7)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +855
ISO 3166 code KH
Internet TLD .kh

Coordinates: 13°N 105°E / 13°N 105°E / 13; 105

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Cambodia (Listeni/kæmˈbdiə/;Khmer: កម្ពុជា, or Kampuchea IPA: [kɑmpuˈciə]), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa, IPA: [ˈprĕəh riəciənaːˈcɑk kɑmpuˈciə]), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles) in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.


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