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location:
southeastern asia. bordering the gulf of thailand. between thailand. vietnam. and laos
geographic coordinates:
13 00 n. 105 00 e
map references:
southeast asia
area:
total: 181.040 sq km land: 176.520 sq km water: 4.520 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than oklahoma
land boundaries:
total: 2.572 km border countries: laos 541 km. thailand 803 km. vietnam 1.228 km
coastline:
443 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
climate:
tropical; rainy. monsoon season (may to november); dry season (december to april); little seasonal temperature variation
terrain:
mostly low. flat plains; mountains in southwest and north
elevation extremes:
lowest point: gulf of thailand 0 m highest point: phnum aoral 1.810 m
natural resources:
oil and gas. timber. gemstones. some iron ore. manganese. phosphates. hydropower potential
land use:
arable land: 20.96% permanent crops: 0.61% other: 78.43% (2001)
irrigated land:
2.700 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
monsoonal rains (june to november); flooding; occasional droughts
environment - current issues:
illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular. destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas. most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
a land of paddies and forests dominated by the mekong river and tonle sap
population:
13.607.069 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 37.3% (male 2.559.734/female 2.510.235) 15-64 years: 59.7% (male 3.887.642/female 4.232.313) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 150.862/female 266.283) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 19.91 years male: 19.16 years female: 20.79 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.81% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
27.08 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
8.97 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 71.48 deaths/1.000 live births male: 80.13 deaths/1.000 live births female: 62.43 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 58.92 years male: 56.98 years female: 60.95 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
3.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
2.6% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
170.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
15.000 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever. malaria. and japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations note: at present. h5n1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds. rare cases could occur among us personnel who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)
nationality:
noun: cambodian(s) adjective: cambodian
ethnic groups:
khmer 90%. vietnamese 5%. chinese 1%. other 4%
religions:
theravada buddhist 95%. other 5%
languages:
khmer (official) 95%. french. english
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73.6% male: 84.7% female: 64.1% (2004 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: kingdom of cambodia conventional short form: cambodia local long form: preahreacheanacha kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) local short form: kampuchea former: kingdom of cambodia. khmer republic. democratic kampuchea. people's republic of kampuchea. state of cambodia
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