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East & Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Cambodia
🗺️ Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Capital city
📍 11.5564°, 104.9282°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalPhnom Penh
TimezoneUTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population17.2M
Governmentparliamentary constitutional monarchy
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.kh
Internet Users61%
GDP per Capita$7,000
🌍 Geography
LocationSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Size Comparison1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Climatetropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
Terrainmostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsKhmer 95.4%, Cham 2.4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 0.7% (2019-20 est.)
ReligionsBuddhist (official) 97.1%, Muslim 2%, Christian 0.3%, other 0.5% (2019 est.)
Median Age28.3 years
Life Expectancy71.4 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 9 November (1953)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook