Geographic Facts
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Geographic Co-ordinates: 13 00 N, 105 00 E
Area: total: 181,035 sq km land: 176,515 sq km
Lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
Highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m
Highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m
Coastline: 443 km
Climate: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
Facts About the Nation
Population: 14,453,680
Capital: Phnom Penh
Official Languages: Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Government: multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Ethnic Groups: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Religion: Buddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (1998 census)
National Holiday: Independence Day, 9 November (1953)
Flag: three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; red and blue are traditional Cambodian colors.
Economy
Currency: Riels (KHR)
Currency Exchange: see the latest currency exchange rate on www.xe.com.
Labour force by occupation: agriculture 67.9%, industry 12.7%, services 19.5% (2009 est.)
Agriculture: rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca, silk
Industries: tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
History Timeline
600's - 1500's the Khmer civilization
1863 - Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France and became part of French Indo-china
French colonial rule lasts for 90 years
1941 - 1945 - Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II
1946 - France re-imposes its protectorate
1953 - Cambodia declares independence from France
1953 - Becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia
1965 - Head of State Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US
1965 - North Vietnamese guerrillas to set up bases in Cambodia to pursue their campaign against the US-backed government in South Vietnam
1970 - Sihanouk is deposed
1975 - The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, occupy Phnom Penh
1975 - Cambodia is re-named Kampuchea
1976 - The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea
1977 - Fighting breaks out with Vietnam
1978 - Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia
1979 January - The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh
1979 - Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces flee to the borders with Thailand
1979 - The People's Republic of Kampuchea is established
1989 - Vietnamese troops withdraw
1989 - The country is re-named the State of Cambodia
1997 - The Khmer Rouge put Pol Pot on trial and sentence him to life imprisonment
1998 - Pol Pot dies.
1863 - Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France and became part of French Indo-china
French colonial rule lasts for 90 years
1941 - 1945 - Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II
1946 - France re-imposes its protectorate
1953 - Cambodia declares independence from France
1953 - Becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia
1965 - Head of State Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US
1965 - North Vietnamese guerrillas to set up bases in Cambodia to pursue their campaign against the US-backed government in South Vietnam
1970 - Sihanouk is deposed
1975 - The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, occupy Phnom Penh
1975 - Cambodia is re-named Kampuchea
1976 - The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea
1977 - Fighting breaks out with Vietnam
1978 - Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia
1979 January - The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh
1979 - Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces flee to the borders with Thailand
1979 - The People's Republic of Kampuchea is established
1989 - Vietnamese troops withdraw
1989 - The country is re-named the State of Cambodia
1997 - The Khmer Rouge put Pol Pot on trial and sentence him to life imprisonment
1998 - Pol Pot dies.
Information provided by The World Fact Book.
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