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Population:
14.8 million (UN, 2005)
Capital:
Phnom Penh; 1,157,000
Area:
181,035 sq km (69,898 sq miles)
Language:
Khmer, French, English
Main Religion:
Theravada Buddhism
Currency:
1 Riel = 100 Sen
Life Expectancy:
56
Literacy Percent:
70
GDP per Capita:
U.S. $1,600
Industry: Food Processing, Garments, Tyres, Plywood.
Agriculture: Paddy Rice, Corn, Rubber, Poultry.
Exports: Clothing, Timber, Rubber
Phnum Aoral (1813m), in the Cardamoms range, is the highest point in cambodia.
Cambodia, is the original name, the country has also been known as the Khmer Republic and Kampuchea.
Angkor in the north-west is where the capital of the Khmer empire was. The word Angkor is derived from Sanskrit (an ancient Indian language) and means city.
Cambodia has a large lake in the middle called Tonle Sap.
The Mekong river runs through the west of the country and drains a large flat creating fertile soil.