Kambodscha - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 11 33 N, 104 55 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Phnom Penh translates as "Penh's Hill" in Khmer; the city takes its name from the present Wat Phnom (Hill Temple), the tallest religious structure in the city, whose establishment, according to legend, was inspired in the 14th century by a pious nun, Daun PENH
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cambodia
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
land: 176,515 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km
arable land: 22.7% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 8.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 56.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 65.39% (male 5,362,180/female 5,682,247)
65 years and over: 5.14% (2023 est.) (male 308,931/female 559,742)
major-language sample(s):
សៀវភៅហេតុការណនៅលើពិភពលោក។ ទីតាំងពត៏មានមូលដានគ្រឹះយាងសំខាន់។. (Khmer)
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male: 69.2 years
female: 73 years
male: 26.6 years
female: 28.5 years
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
rate of urbanization: 3.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
0.33% (2020 est.)
0.15% (2019 est.)
note: high underemployment, according to official statistics
29.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
2.94% (2020 est.)
1.94% (2019 est.)
$20.29 billion (2020 est.)
$21.072 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$23.091 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$25.516 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 60% (2021 est.)
narrow gauge: 642 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
note: under restoration
paved: 12,239 km (2013)
unpaved: 35,024 km (2013)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120 (2021 est.)
Cambodia-Laos: Cambodia is concerned that Laos' extensive upstream dam construction will affect Cambodian waters downstream
Cambodia-Thailand: Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to maintain peace along the border regardless of the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over territorial dispute near Cambodia's Preah Vihear Temple; the ICJ decision of 11 November 2013 determined that Cambodia had sovereignty over the whole territory of the promontory of Preah Vihear; the border disputes do not involve large amounts of territory, and most of the issues were settled by the Nov. 11, 2013 ICJ ruling
Cambodia-Vietnam: issues include casinos built in Cambodia near the border (gambling and prostitution); narcotics (criminals, crime, and abuse); trafficking of women and children, petrol smuggling into Cambodia from Vietnam, illegal logging, and illegal migration