Cambodia – geography Cambodia is located in the tropical belt; 3/4 of the area is lowland around the Mekong River and the Great Lake Tonle Sap. Between the lowlands and the rather isolated coastal plain to the southwest are the Cardamom Mountains (Kravanh) and the Elephant Mountains (Damrei). The lowlands with the great Mekong Delta… Read More »
Cambodia is an Asian destination with neighboring countries such as Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia’s long history shows that the country has been through a lot. Already during the Khmer Empire there was a struggle for power and wealth in Cambodia. This translated into beautiful temple complexes such as we see today at Angkor Wat.… Read More »
Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data In 2020, the Cambodian economy shrank by almost 2% of GDP. As a result of the pandemic, a decline was recorded for the first time since the 1980s. The Covid-19 pandemic manifested itself in a strong decline in all key… Read More »
VISAS, ENTRY RULES, CUSTOMS REGULATIONS in Cambodia A visa is required to enter Cambodia. It can be obtained at the Embassy of Cambodia, and when traveling for the purpose of tourism – upon arrival at Phnom Penh or Siem Reap airports, as well as at land checkpoints between Thailand and Vietnam. If you enter the… Read More »
The first information about the population of Cambodia dates back to the early Neolithic (5th millennium BC). At this time, a tribal organization took shape, and the population was engaged in agriculture, fishing, and hunting. By the middle of the 1st millennium BC. e. the ancestors of the Khmers developed an original culture of the… Read More »
Cambodia (Kampuchea, Khmer country) is a state in Southeast Asia, in the south of the Indochina peninsula. Capital Phnom Penh. Common borders in the east with Vietnam, in the north with Laos, in the northwest with Thailand. According to smb, 75% of the country’s territory is a plain. Temperature from +25*С to +38*С. Since the… Read More »
According to localcollegeexplorer, the ancient Khmer civilization (➔ # 10132;) had its heyday between the 10th and 13th centuries, when the empire of Angkor came to control much of Indochina. The decline and dynastic struggles of the following centuries led to a drastic downsizing and increasing subordination of the kingdom to the Siamese and Vietnamese… Read More »
CAPITAL Phnom Penh STATE STRUCTURE A constitutional monarchy INTERNAL DIVISION The territory of the country is divided into 23 provinces (khet) and 1 city of central subordination (krong). SQUARE 181,040 km² CLIMATE tropical wet OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Khmer CURRENCY Cambodian riel, US dollar POPULATION OK. 15.7 million NATIONAL COMPOSITION Khmer – ok. 90%; Vietnamese, Chinese,… Read More »
Cambodia. (official name, Preah Reach Ana Pak Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia). Monarchy of Southeast Asia, bordered to the northeast with Laos, to the east and southeast with Vietnam, to the southwest with the Gulf of Thailand and to the west and northwest with Thailand. Cambodia occupies an area of 181,035 km². Cambodia’s largest city is Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh is the capital city… Read More »
Geography Topography Cambodia’s terrain is characterized by the great lowland floodplain that occupies most of the central part of the country. The main feature of the plain is the Mekong River, which flows from north to south through Cambodia, and the Tônlé Sap (Great Lake), which covers an area of about 2,600 km2 in the… Read More »
General travel information for Cambodia Continent: Asia Geographical location: Southeast Asia, located on the Gulf of Siam in the northern hemisphere Highest elevation: Phnom Aural (1813 m above sea level) Longest river: Mekong (500 km) Form of government: Parliamentary electoral monarchy System of Government: Parliamentary system of government Languages: Khmer Neighboring countries: Thailand, Laos and… Read More »