Kingdom of Cambodia
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Motto:
ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ "Nation, Religion, King" |
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Capital and largest city |
Phnom Penh 11°33′N 104°55′E / 11.550°N 104.917°E |
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Official languages | Khmer | ||||
Official script | Khmer script | ||||
Ethnic groups (2013) |
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Religion |
Official: Theravada Buddhism Other religions:
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Demonym | Cambodian, Kampuchean | ||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy | ||||
• King
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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
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181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi) (88th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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2.5 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2014 estimate
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15,458,332 (65th) | ||||
• 2008 census
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13,395,682 | ||||
• Density
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81.8/km2 (211.9/sq mi) (118th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$58.939 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,735 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$19.368 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$1,227 | ||||
Gini (2011) | 31.8 medium |
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HDI (2014) |
0.555 medium · 143rd |
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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
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Cambodia (i/kæmˈboʊdiə/;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.