Cambodia was the center of the Khmer Empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years. A monarchy since ancient times, Cambodia was a French protectorate from 1863 to 1953. A republic replaced the monarchy in 1970, and in 1975 a Communist regime known as the Khmer Rouge took power, naming the country Democratic Kampuchea.
The Khmer Rouge’s brutal repression and radical socialist reforms devastated Cambodia’s society and economy. In 1979 anti-Khmer Rouge Communist forces from Vietnam and Cambodia overthrew the Khmer Rouge and established a more moderate socialist state. In 1989 the country abandoned socialism, and in 1993 a new constitution restored the monarchy. Cambodia’s official name is the Kingdom of Cambodia. Cambodia is bounded on the northeast by Laos, on the east and southeast by Vietnam, on the west and northwest by Thailand, and on the southwest by the Gulf of Thailand (Siam). The country’s capital and largest city is Phnom Penh.
Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea
Motto: nation, religion, king
Anthem: Nokoreach
Capital: Phnom Penh (11°33′N 104°55′E)
Official Language: Khmer
Government: Democratic Constitution and Monarchy
King: Norodom Sihamoni
Priminister: Hun Sen
Independent: From France, declared 1949, Recognized 1953
Area: 181,035 km² (88th), 69,898 sq
Water (%) 2.5%
Population: 14,071,000 (63rd), 1998 census: 11,437,656
Density: 78/km² (121st), 201/sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2003 estimate, $29,344 million (86th), Per capita $2,074 (143rd)
HDI (2004): 0.571 (130th) – medium
Currency: Riel 1 (KHR)
Time Zone: (UTC+7)
Internet TLD: .kh
Calling code: +855
Local currency, although US Dollars are widely used. The country extends 440 kilometers from north to south and 560 kilometers from west to east. The borders of Cambodia encompass 2600 kilometers of which five-sixths are land and one-sixth is coastal border.
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