Cambodia Geography

Country Name: Kingdom of Cambodia

Capital City: Phnom Penh

Population: 13,995,904

Population Growth: 1.729% (2007)

Currency: riel (KHR)

Languages: Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Area: 181,040 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2.5% (2000)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF CAMBODIA

Location:

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Geographic Co-ordinates:

13 00 N, 105 00 E

Area - total:

181,040 sq km

Area - total:

181,040 sq km

Area - land:

176,520 sq km

Area - water:

4,520 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,572 km

Border Countries:

Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km

Terrain:

mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north

Elevation - highest point:

Phnum Aoral 1,810 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Gulf of Thailand 0 m

Natural Resources:

oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential

Arable Land:

20.44%

Permanent Crops:

0.59%

Other Land Use:

78.97% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts