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Cambodia
Kingdom of Cambodia
Cambodia is a country in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital city is Phnom Penh. About 16.2 million people live there, in an area of 181 035 square kilometres.
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Where is Cambodia?
Cambodia lies in South-Eastern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 447 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 443 km long.
It shares a border with 3 countries: Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
How big is Cambodia?
Cambodia covers 181 035 square kilometres.
That is about 4.4 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 88th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 89.8 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in Cambodia?
About 16.2 million people live in Cambodia.
That is the 69th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Khmer.
They pay with the Cambodian riel (៛).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 57 years.
The land of Cambodia
The land in Cambodia sits on average 126 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 443 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 22 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Cambodia different?
A dish the country is known for: Amok trey.
Websites from here often end in .kh.
Cambodia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 2 live in Cambodia.
It takes up about 0.14 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 25th largest of 46 countries, and the 25th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Cambodia and its neighbours
Thailand, its largest neighbour, is about 2.8 times bigger.
Thailand has more people: 69.4 million against 16.2 million.
Nature and animals
The longest river is the Mekong, running 4 350 km from source to mouth.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Cambodia?
The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Cambodia?
About 16.2 million people live in Cambodia, which makes it the 69th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Cambodia?
Cambodia borders Laos, Thailand and Vietnam — 3 neighbours in total.
How big is Cambodia?
Cambodia covers 181 035 square kilometres, making it the 88th largest country in the world. That is about 4.4 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Cambodia in?
Cambodia is in Asia, in the part called South-Eastern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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