| Land area (sq. km) |
176,520.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
20.96 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
13,798,123.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.95 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
78.17 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
73.61 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
56.61 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
97.40 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
40.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
19.14 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% |
CIA |
| Language |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Phnom Penh |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Multi party democracy under a constitutional monarchy; Administrative Division: 20 provinces and 4 municipalities; Independence day: 9 November 1953 (from France) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
King Norodom SIHAMONI is the King (since 29 ctober 2004) and HUN SEN is the prime minister (since 14 January 1985) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
King is the chief of state and Prime Minister is the Head of Government. cabinet: Council of Ministers in theory appointed by the monarch; in practice named by the prime minister; elections: none; the monarch is chosen by a Royal Throne Council |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral, consists of the National Assembly (123 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Senate (61 seats; 2 members appointed by the monarch, 2 elected by the National Assembly, and 57 elected by parliamentarians |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided for in the constitution and formed in December 1997); Supreme Court (and lower courts) exercises judicial authority |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
10.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
34.66 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.13 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
7.69 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
339.09 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
3.94 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
2.15 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
23.61 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.10 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.01 |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
2.50 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
3,376,900,096.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Riel (KHR) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
4,016.25 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
2.97 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
36.83 (2003) |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
2.75 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
2.69 (2003) |
WDI |
