ANGKOR WAT OF CAMBODIA (World 7 Wonder)

General information

Location 'Countries of Asia'
The kingdom of Cambodia is situated in the Mekong sub-region, bordered by Thailand to the west and north, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east and south-east and the Gulf of Thailand to the south-west. Current Time in Cambodia Visit the World Clock

Land Area
Cambodia comprises 24 provinces, including 3 municipalities, 183 districts, 1609 communes, and 13,406 villages.

Geography
Consists mostly of low, flat plains, though there are small mountain ranges to the Southwest and North.

Capital
Phnom Penh, with a population of 1.3 million.

Population
Approximately 12.2 millions. Ethnically the population consists of about 90 percent Khmer, 5% Vietnamese, 1% of Chinese and 4% other ethnics (hill tribes). 42% of the population is under 14.

Economy
Cambodia's economy is dominated by the agricultural sector, which contributes 41% of GDP (gross domestic product) and employs three-quarters of the labor force. Service account for 42% of the GDP, and industry 17%.

Tourism is becoming one of the most important economic activities in Cambodia with more than 800.000 visitors in the year 2002.

Religion
The official religion is Theravada Buddhism. 95% of Khmers are of his religion.

The country also has minority religions of about half a million Muslims, and 60,000 Christians.

Climate
Cambodia has two main seasons: the dry season, from November to May and the rainy season, the Monsoon, from June to October. The hot season is from March to May.

Temperature
The average temperature is 32°C in Phnom Penh with a peak in April (35-40°C) and a bottom in February. Temperatures rarely fall below 10°C.

Official Language
Khmer.

Currency
Riel : KHR
USD1 ≈ 4100KHR Cambodia Currency Exchange Rate

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Dialing

Hot line in Cambodia:

Public EMERGENCY: Police ...... 117 or 023 724 016
                                 Fire .......... 118 or 023 723 555
                                 Ambulance 119 or 023 723 840
* Ambulance (S.A.M.U)
  - Phnom Penh ................... 023 724 891
  - Siem Reap ...................... 063 761 119 / 012 630 399
* Blood Transfusion Center .... 023 215 949

Public holiday

Full Well Freight 2008 Holidays

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