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H.E. Mr. PRAK Sokhonn, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Her Majesty the Queen-Mother NORODOM MONINEATH SIHANOUK of Cambodia

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, the King of Cambodia

Samdech Akka Moha Sena Pedei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

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H.E. RATH MANY, Ambassador of Cambodia MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR

Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia
The Kingdom of Cambodia, formerly Kampuchea, is a Southeast Asian nation that borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand. The capital city is Phnom Penh.

Cambodia - General Information

Khmer History
Geography
Language
Religion
Population
Weather
National Flag
National Flower

Khmer History

The race that produced the builders of Angkor developed slowly through the fusion of the Mon-Khmer racial groups of Southern Indochina during the first six centuries of the Christian era. Under Indian influence, two principal centers of civilization developed.

Geography

Situated in the southwest of the Indochinese peninsula, Cambodia occupies a total area of 181,035 square kilometers and borders Thailand to the west and northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.

Language

Khmer is the official language of Cambodia. The Cambodian language is derived from the Mon-Khmer (Austro-Asiatic) language family. Khmer is renowned for possessing one of the largest sets of alphabets; it consists of 33 consonants, 23 vowels and 12 independent vowels.

Religion

Theravada Buddhism is the prevailing official religion in Cambodia and approximately ninety percent of the population is Buddhist. Islam, Hinduism and Christianity are also embraced in Cambodia.

Population

Cambodia’s population is approximately 14 million. Ninety per cent of residents are Khmer; the rest are Cham (Khmer Muslim), Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, Phnorng, Kuoy, Stieng, Tamil, etc. Population density is 78/ km2.

Weather

Like most of Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s climate is hot and warm almost all year round. The climate is dominated by the annual monsoon cycle of rainy and dry seasons.

National Flag

National FlagThe flag of Cambodia symbolizes the country’s slogan: Nation, Religion, King. The two large blue stripes represent royalty and the center red stripe represents the nation. The image of the white temple stands for the nation’s religion.

National Flower

National FlowerThe romduol, a small yellowish-white flower, is the national flower of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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Important Link

Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Shimoni, King of Cambodia http://www.norodomsihamoni.org/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/

Ministry of National Defense http://www.mod.gov.kh/

Ministry of Commerce www.moc.gov.kh/