CAMBODIA TRAVEL FACTS
Country Conventional Name: Kingdom of Cambodia
Locally called Preahreacheanachark Kampuchea or in short by local: Kampuchea
Total Size: 181,035 sq km, Land: 176,515 sq km, Water: 4,520 sq km with coastal line of 443 km. |
Population: 16.7 million (estimated at mid of 2020) |
(Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, and Chinese, Chams (Khmer Island), Hilltribes, Chinese constituted remaining 5%) |
Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul or shortly known as Krong Chaktomuk and is home to more than 2 million people, approximately 14% of the Cambodian population. |
Location: Southeast Asia, border to the Gulf of Thailand to the south, Thailand to the east, Vietnam to the West, and Laos to the North
- Climate: Tropical
- Cool Season: November to February
- Monsoon season: May to November
- Average Temperature: 32 degree Celsius
- Rainy Season: June to October
- Hot Season: March to May
- Dry season: December to April
Electricity/Voltage/Plug Type(s) 230 V / 50 Hz / plug type(s): A, C, G
| Religion: | Officially Theravada Buddhism 97.9%, Muslim 1.1%, Christian 0.5%, other 0.6% |
| Language: | Officially Khmer - others: English, French, Chinese and Vietnamase |
| Literacy: | 35% of total population |
| Time: | +7 GMT |
Economy (Estimated)
GDP: | $26.730 billion (nominal, 2019 est.) $76.934 billion (PPP, 2019 est.) - Agriculture: 51% - Industry: 15% - Services: 34% |
Inflation rate: | 2.1 % for 2020 as of April, 2020 (ADB) |
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 |
| Local Emergency Phone Numbers: | - Ambulance: 119 - Fire: 118 - Police: 117 |
| local currency: | Cambodian Riels (KHR) and US Dollars are widely accepted |