Cambodia
Phnom Penh · Southeast Asia
Cambodia is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Phnom Penh, the official currency is the Riel, and the main language is Khmer.
With a population of roughly 16.9 million people spread over 181,035 km², Cambodia is the 72nd most populous country in the world and the 88th largest by area. That works out at about 93 people per square kilometre.
Cambodia shares land borders with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang. The highest point in the country is Phnom Aural, at 1,810 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Syria, while its population is closest to that of Zimbabwe.
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Population
- 16,900,000
- Area
- 181,035 km²
- Currency
- Riel
- Main language
- Khmer
- Highest point
- Phnom Aural
1,810 m - Land borders
- 3
Cambodia: things worth knowing
- Angkor was the largest pre-industrial urban centre in the world, sprawling across roughly 1,000 square kilometres.
- Cambodia's flag is the only national flag that depicts a building.
- Tonlé Sap reverses its direction of flow twice a year as the Mekong rises and falls.
Cambodia in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Cambodia ranks 25th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.