| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Capital |
Phnom Penh |
| Total Area |
69,899.93 sq mi
181,040.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Oklahoma) |
| Population |
12,212,306 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
27,420,640 |
| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
| Literacy |
35.0% total, 48.0% male, 22% female (1990 est.) |
| Religions |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
| Life Expectancy |
54.44 male, 58.74 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993 |
| Currency |
1 new riel (CR) = 100 sen |
| GDP (per capita) |
$710 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles |
| Agriculture |
rice, rubber, corn, vegetables |
| Arable Land |
13% |
| Natural Resources |
timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
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