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- Official Name: Kingdom of Cambodia
- Capital City: Phnom Penh
- Population: 14.5 million (90% Khmer)
- Currency: Riel (KHR), while US Dollars are widely used and Credit cards are accepted by major hotels and restaurant. ATM Machines that you can withdraw cash are available in main towns throughout Cambodia.
- Time zone: GMT+07 hours
- Climate: Tropical monsoon(avg. 28oC/ 82oF)
- Rainy season: Jun to Oct 27-35oC(80-95oF)
- Dry season (cool): Nov to Feb 17-27oC
- Dry season (Hot): Mar to May 29-38oC
- Best time to go: October to March
- Best value time to go: During the Khmer New Year (April 13 – 17), Water Festival
- Visa requirements: A Visa is compulsory for travel to Cambodia; additionally tourist visas on arrival are available and easily obtained. The documents required for VISA ON ARRIVAL application are:
- Passport with validity at least 6 months from arrival date
- A recent photo (passport size)
- A complete visa application form (it's available on your incomming aircraft)
- Cash USD20 for visa fee
- International airports:
- Phnom Penh International Airport
- Siem Reap International Airport
- International seaports:
- Phnom Penh International seaport
- Siem Reap International seaport
- KEY TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN CAMBODIA:
- Phnom Penh & Surroundings – Cultural, historical and economic center
- Siem Reap Angkor & Surrounding – Cultural & historical sites
- Coastal Area & Mangrove Forests – Beach and Nature sites
- North & Northeast (Ecotourism) – Hill tribes & Ecotourism sites
The Kingdom of Cambodia, formerly Kampuchea, is a Southeast Asian nation that borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand. The capital city is Phnom Penh. Situated in the southwest of the Indochinese peninsula, Cambodia occupies a total area of 181,035 square kilometres. Cambodia’s geographic coordinates are 13 00 N, 105 00 E.
Cambodia’s population is approximately 14.5 million. Ninety per cent of residents are Khmer; the rest are Cham (Khmer Muslim), Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, Phnorng, Kuoy, Stieng, Tamil, etc. Population density is 78/ km2. Buddhism is the dominant religion in Cambodia with 90-95% of the population being Buddhist. Islam is practiced by a small percentage of the population, mainly the Cham people residing near the Vietnam border, and Christianity and Hinduism are the religions of less than 1% of the Cambodian people.
Cambodia’s terrain consists mainly of low plains, with mountains to the southwest and north. Natural resources include oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential.
Two dominant physical features of Cambodia are the Mekong river, which runs from north to south of the country, and the Tonlé Sap Lake, the biggest fresh water river in Asia. You may ever hear that the flown water never returns but it really does in Cambodia. Tonle Sap River is the only river in the world that reverses its flow annually.
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