Country
Cambodia
Leader
Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
President: Michel Suleiman
Population
14,952,665 4,140,289
Life Expectancy
63.040 years 75.230 years
Capital City
Phnom Penh
Largest city
Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) Beirut (population: 1,916,100)
Human Development Index
0.575 0.796
GDP per capita
$2,200 US
Literacy Rate
73.6% 87.4%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8 3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
15.8% 4.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA Najib Mikati ($2.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
3.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished Legal
Political System
multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy republic
Independence date
9 November 1953 (from France)
Religions
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% note: 17 religious sects recognized
Languages
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Exports
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
External Debt
$5,028,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Area
181,035 km sq 10,400 km sq
Coastline
443 km 225 km
Climate
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows