Cambodia

Cambodia
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Kingdom of Cambodia
ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa
Flag Royal Arms
Mottoជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។
Chéat, Sasna, Preăhmôhaksât
"Nation, Religion, King"
AnthemNokoreach
Royal Kingdom
Location of  Cambodia  (green)in ASEAN  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Cambodia  (green)

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)
Phnom Penh
11°33′N 104°55′E
Official language(s) Khmer
Official script Khmer script
Demonym Cambodian
Government Unitary parliamentary democracy andConstitutional monarchy
 -  King Norodom Sihamoni
 -  Prime Minister Hun Sen (CPP)
Legislature Parliament
 -  Upper House Senate
 -  Lower House National Assembly
Formation
 -  Funan Kingdom 68 
 -  Chenla Kingdom 550 
 -  Khmer Empire 802 
 -  French Colonization 1863 
 -  Independence from France November 9, 1953 
 -  Monarchy Restored September 24, 1993 
Area
 -  Total 181,035 km2 (88th)
69,898 sq mi
 -  Water (%) 2.5
Population
 -  2011 estimate 14,805,358[1] (65th)
 -  2008 census 13,388,910 
 -  Density 81.8/km2 (118th)
211.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
 -  Total $30.181 billion[2]
 -  Per capita $2,470[2]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
 -  Total $11.629 billion[2]
 -  Per capita $1,024[2]
Gini (2007) 43[3] (medium
HDI (2010) increase0.494[4] (medium) (124th)
Currency Riel (KHR)
Time zone (UTC+7)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code KH
Internet TLD .kh
Calling code +855

 

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