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Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia
Quick facts
Capital
Phnom Penh
Population
16 m
Area
181,035 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Languages
Khmer
Currency
Cambodian riel (៛)
Demonym
Cambodian
UN member
Yes
How Cambodia compares
Economy size$46 B
94th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Income per person$2,628
128th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Life expectancy70.8 yrs
116th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Internet access68.5%
114th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Military spending$721 M
91st of 163 worldwide · 7th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Highlights
GDP
$46 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$2,628

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
18 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
70.8 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.1%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
30

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
176,520 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
43.1%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
0.8%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
1.5%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$721 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

Heir to Angkor and the Khmer Empire, scarred by genocide, reborn as a constitutional kingdom under the shadow of one family's long rule.

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