Country Profile

Capital: Phnom Penh

Other Cities: Batdmbng, Siem Réap, Kmpng Cham, Kmpng Spoe, Kmpng Thum.

Local Time: UTC +7

Geography:
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
Area: 181 035 sq. km. (69 900 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Central plain drained by the Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Mekong and Bassac Rivers. Heavy forests away from the rivers and the lake, mountains in the southwest (Cardamom Mountains) and north (Dangrek Mountains) along the border with Cambodia.
Border countries: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Climate:
Tropical monsoon with rainy season June-Oct. and dry season Nov.-May.

Government:
Type: Constitutional Monarchy
The Royal Cambodian Government (RCG), a constitutional monarchy formed on the basis of elections internationally recognized as free and fair, was established on 24 September 1993.
Head of State: His Majesty Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni.


People:
Nationality: Cambodian(s), Khmer
Population: 13 million.
GNI per capita PPP: $ 2 116 (year) Ethnic groups: Cambodian 90%; Chinese and Vietnamese 5% each; Burmese, small numbers of hill tribes like Chams and Khmer Loeu.
Religions: Thearavada Buddhism 95% (official); Islam, Christianity, animism, atheism. Languages: Khmer (official) spoken by more than 95% of the population; some French still spoken; English increasingly popular as a second language.
Education: Literacy: 35%.

Business

Currency: Riel (KHR)

Natural resources: abundant natural bio-diversity, oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential.

Agriculture products: Rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca.

Industries: Tourism, textiles and garments, Beverage, Food Processing, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining.

Exports partners: USA 58.4%, Germany 10.3%, UK 7.2% (2003)

Imports partners: Thailand 26.4%, Hong Kong 14.4%, Singapore 11.8%, China 11.3%, Vietnam 8.3%, Taiwan 8%, South Korea 4.1% (2003)

Internet Links

Official Sites of Cambodia

His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni
Official site of their Majesties Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk.

Royal Government of Cambodia
The official site of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Official site of the Cambodian parliament.

Senate of Cambodia
The Cambodian Senate.

Community Information Web Portal Cambodia
Web portal that provide access for Cambodians nationwide, especially those in the provinces, to news and information on a wide range of Cambodian-related topics (in Khmer).

Diplomatic Missions
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations
Cambodia's representation to the UN.
Royal Cambodian Embassy in the U.S.
Cambodian Embassy, Washington.
Cambodian Embassies Abroad
List of Embassies of Cambodia abroad.
Foreign Embassies in Cambodia
List of Foreign Embassies in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Statistics
National Institute of Statistics
Cambodia in figures.

Map
Map of Cambodia
Political Map of Cambodia.

News
Agence Kampuchea Presse
Local News in Khmer, English and French.
Cambodia New Vision
Official news published by the Cabinet of the Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.
Khmer Kampong Speu
Cambodian portal with local news.
Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia's independent news & views.

Arts & Culture
The Cambodian Artists Assistance Project
Artwork by Khmer Artists.
Cambodia Culture and Information
Site about Cambodia, Cambodian culture and Khmer Lifestyle.
Cambodian Music
Download Cambodian Music.
National Gallery of Art
Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia.

Business & Economy
Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce (PPCC)

Transportation
Airline
President Airlines
Cambodia's President Airlines is a domestic carrier, connects Phnom Phen with Bangkok.

Destination Cambodia - Country Guides
Tourism of Cambodia
The official Site for Tourism of Cambodia provides information and tools for tourist to Cambodia.

Cambodia Tourism
Ministry of Tourism website with information on tourist attractions,
Cambodian events & festivals.

Cambodia Information Center
This page is dedicated to Cambodia.

Life in Cambodia
A guide by Rich Garella.

Village Leap
Visit the silk weavers of Robib, six smaller villages nine hours north of Phnom Penh.

Education
Cambodia Rural School Project
History
Beauty and Darkness: Cambodia in Modern History
The Odyssey of the Khmer People.
Cambodian Genocide Program
Documentation by the Yale University.
Cambodian Histories
Short History of Cambodia by the Tourism Office of Cambodia.
Country History
Cambodian history page by the Cambodian Government.
Documentation Center of Cambodia
Documentation of the Khmer Rouge Genocide - Searching for the Truth.
Khmer History
History of Kampuchea and the Khmer Empire.
National Archives of Cambodia (NAC)

Search
Angkor Portal
Angkor & Cambodia Resources.
Bigpond
Cambodia Online Directory.
Cambodia Web
Cambodian Cyber Culture.
Khmer.ws
Cambodia community portal and Cambodian directory.


Newsgroup of Cambodia
soc.culture.cambodia

 

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