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Basic Facts
Official name Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital Phnom Penh
Area 181,035 sq km
69,898 sq mi
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People
Population 14,494,293 (2009 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 1.76 percent (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 18,966,883 (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 23,965,562 (2009 estimate)
Population density 82 persons per sq km (2009 estimate)
213 persons per sq mi (2009 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 20 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 80 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Phnom Penh 1,157,000 (2003 estimate)
Bătdâmbâng 171,382 (2002)
Ethnic groups
Khmer 90 percent
Vietnamese 5 percent
Chinese 1 percent
Other 4 percent
Languages
Khmer (official), French
Religious affiliations
Theravada Buddhist 85 percent
Indigenous beliefs 4 percent
Muslim 2 percent
Nonreligious 2 percent
Other 7 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 62.1 years (2009 estimate)
Female 64.3 years (2009 estimate)
Male 60 years (2009 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 55 deaths per 1,000 live births (2009 estimate)
Literacy rate
Total 76.3 percent (2007 estimate)
Female 67.7 percent (2007 estimate)
Male 85.8 percent (2007 estimate)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $8.3 billion (2007)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $578 (2007)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 31.9 percent (2007)
Industry 26.8 percent (2007)
Services 41.3 percent (2007)
Monetary unit
1 riel (CR), consisting of 100 sen
Major trade partners for exports
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan
Major trade partners for imports
Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, China, Taiwan
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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