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Cambodia

13.0N 105.0E · 23 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA FROM FRANCE · 9 NOVEMBER 1953
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1998 - present · Modern Cambodia: Hun Sen and Hun Manet
4 EVENTS
2018 CE · Opposition dissolved, CPP entrenched 2 REFS
22 August 2023 · Hun Manet succeeds his father 2 REFS
1979 - 1998 CE · Occupation, the UN Transition, and the Restored Kingdom
4 EVENTS
23 October 1991 · Paris Peace Agreements signed 2 REFS
1992-1993 · UNTAC mission 2 REFS
1953 - 1979 CE · War, Revolution, and Genocide
4 EVENTS
March 1970 · Lon Nol coup and the Khmer Republic 2 REFS
17 April 1975 · Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh 2 REFS
1431 - 1953 CE · Decline, Foreign Pressure, and the French Protectorate
4 EVENTS
1863 CE · French protectorate established 2 REFS
1887 CE · Cambodia joined to French Indochina 2 REFS
802 - 1431 CE · The Khmer Empire and Angkor
4 EVENTS
802 CE · Jayavarman II founds the Khmer Empire 2 REFS
early 12th century · Suryavarman II and Angkor Wat 2 REFS
1st century - 802 CE · Funan and Chenla: The Indianized Kingdoms
3 EVENTS
6th century CE · Chenla supplants Funan 2 REFS
late 8th century CE · Fragmentation of Chenla 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Phnom Penh
Population
16 m
Area
181,035 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Languages
Khmer
Currency
Cambodian riel (៛)
Demonym
Cambodian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$51 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$2,872’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
5.3%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.4%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
136.1%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
18 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
70.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
41.1%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
71.9%’21 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
27.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
68.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
45.6’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
44.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
38.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
22.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.21’19 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
18.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
83.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
30.0%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
71.9%’21 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
109.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
58.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
21.4%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’15 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
30’15 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
68.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
116’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.3%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
176,520 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
43.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
34.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
52.4%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.2%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.5%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$721 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
191,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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