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Country
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Cambodia |
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Leader
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Head of state: King Norodom Sihamoni
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President: Paul Kagame
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Population
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14,952,665
| 11,689,696
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Life Expectancy
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63.040 years
| 58.440 years
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Capital City
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Phnom Penh
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Largest city
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| Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540) | Kigali (population: 745,261) |
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Human Development Index
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0.575
| 0.435
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| GDP per capita |
$2,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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73.6%
| 70.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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15.8%
| 50.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
| republic; presidential, multiparty system
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Independence date
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9 November 1953 (from France)
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| Religions |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
| Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
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| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
| Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
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| Exports |
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
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| External Debt |
$5,028,000,000 $
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| 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.000%
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
| Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
181,035 km sq
| 26,338 km sq
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| Coastline |
443 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
| temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
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