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Basic Facts |
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Official name |
Kingdom of Cambodia |
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Capital |
Phnom Penh |
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Area |
181,035 sq km |
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69,898 sq mi |
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People |
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Population |
12,491,501 (2001 estimate) |
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Population growth |
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Population growth rate |
2.25 percent (2001 estimate) |
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Projected population in 2025 |
20,082,241 (2000 estimate) |
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Projected population in 2050 |
27,420,640 (2000 estimate) |
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Population density |
69 persons per sq km (2001 estimate) |
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179 persons per sq mi (2001 estimate) |
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Urban/rural distribution |
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Share urban |
23 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Share rural |
77 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Largest cities, with population |
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Phnom Penh |
429,000 (1995 estimate) |
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Bătdâmbâng |
94,412 (1990 estimate) |
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Ethnic groups |
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Khmer |
90 percent |
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Vietnamese |
5 percent |
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Chinese |
1 percent |
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Other |
4 percent |
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Languages |
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Khmer (official), French |
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Religious affiliations |
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Theravada Buddhist |
95 percent |
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Other |
5 percent |
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Health and Education |
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Life expectancy |
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Total |
56.8 years (2001 estimate) |
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Female |
59.1 years (2001 estimate) |
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Male |
54.6 years (2001 estimate) |
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Infant mortality rate |
65 deaths per 1,000 live births (2001 estimate) |
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Population per physician |
9,546 people (1994) |
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Population per hospital bed |
483 people (1990) |
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Literacy rate |
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Total |
35 percent (1995) |
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Female |
22 percent (1995) |
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Male |
48 percent (1995) |
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Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) |
2.9 percent (1996) |
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Number of years of compulsory schooling |
6 years (1997) |
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Number of students per teacher, primary school |
46 students per teacher (1997-1998) |
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Government |
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Form of government |
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Constitutional monarchy |
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Voting qualifications |
Universal at age 18 |
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Constitution |
24 September 1993 |
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Armed forces |
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Total number of military personnel |
140,000 (1999) |
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Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) |
5.1 percent (1999) |
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Economy |
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Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) |
$3.1 billion (1999) |
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GDP per capita (U.S.$) |
$270 (1999) |
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GDP by economic sector |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
50.6 percent (1998) |
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Industry |
14.8 percent (1998) |
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Services |
34.6 percent (1998) |
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Employment |
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Number of workers |
6,148,759 (1999) |
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Workforce share of economic sector |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
75 percent (1993) |
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Industry |
5 percent (1993) |
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Services |
21 percent (1993) |
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Unemployment rate |
Not available |
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National budget (U.S.$) |
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Total revenue |
Not available |
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Total expenditure |
Not available |
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Monetary unit |
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1 riel (CR), consisting of 100 sen |
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Major trade partners for exports |
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Vietnam, Thailand, United States, Singapore, China |
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Major trade partners for imports |
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Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan |
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Energy, Communications, and Transportation |
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Electricity production |
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Electricity from thermal sources |
59.18 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Electricity from hydroelectric sources |
40.82 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Electricity from nuclear sources |
0 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources |
0 percent (1999 estimate) |
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Number of radios per 1,000 people |
128 (1997) |
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Number of telephones per 1,000 people |
3 (1999) |
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Number of televisions per 1,000 people |
9 (1997 estimate) |
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Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people |
0.18 (2000) |
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Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people |
Not available |
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Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people |
5.8 (1997) |
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Paved road as a share of total roads |
8 percent (1998) |
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Sources |
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Basic Facts and People sections |
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Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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Health and Education section |
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Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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Government section |
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Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. |
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Economy section |
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Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
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Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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Note |
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Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. |
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Microsoft ® Encarta ® Encyclopedia 2002. © 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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