CAMBODIA
(Kingdom of Cambodia)

Capital: Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh)

Flag: the flag has the red central field with a white silhouette of the temple complex in Angkor Wat. The central field borders from above and from below by blue strips.

SLOGAN: Nokoreach (Imperial Kingdom)

MONETARY BULLETIN: New риэл (cr) is paper currency in the 100th Sena. cr1 = $0,00024 (or $1 = cr4,098) as of 2005.

SCALES AND MEASURES: both the metric system, and traditional scales and measures in general are used.

HOLIDAYS: National day, on January 9; New year, April; Labor Day, on May 1; Holiday of ancestors, on September 22; Independence Day, on November 9.

TIME: 7th evenings = midday of GMT.

ARRANGEMENT, SIZE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Located in a southwest corner of the peninsula of Indochina Cambodia has the area of 181 040 sq.km (69 900 quarter. Miles), 730 km long (454 miles) не-sw and 512 km (318 miles) of se-nw. He is limited on the island Laos, in the east and on Vietnam, on the southwest coast of Thailand and also on w, nw and n Thailand with the general border in 2,572 km (1,598 miles), Rather, the area occupied with Cambodia is a little less, than a condition of Okla-homa. In 1982 Cambodia signed the agreement with Vietnam on their mutual sea border. The contract on differentiation of overland border was signed in December, 1985.

Capital: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, it is located in the South central part of the country.

TOPOGRAPHY

Cambodia is the country of woody mountains and well irrigated plains. The central part of the country forms the huge pool for Tonle-Sap, or the Great lake, and the Mekong River which flows down from Laos on the southern border with Vietnam. Between Tonle Sap and the Gulf of Thailand mountains Cardamom and the Elephant which sharply rise from the sea and from east plains lie. In the north of Mount Dangrek, 320 km (200 miles) in length and 300-750 m (1000-2500 feet) are high, note border of Thailand. The short coastline has the important natural harbor, Kampong of Som Bae (Chhak Kampong Saom) where the Kompong Som port is located (Kampong Saom, before Sihanoukville).
Mekong and Ton juice dominate in life and economy of Cambodia. Mekong is overflowed during a rainy season, besieges a huge number of the alluvial soil and, supporting Tonle-Sap, forces the lake to increase at the rate from about 2,590 sq.km (1000 quarter. Miles) up to nearly 24 605 sq.km (9 500 quarter. Miles),

CLIMATE

The climate is tropical, with a damp season from May to November and a dry season from December to April. Temperatures fluctuate from 10-38 °C (68-97 °F), and humidity constantly high. Rain rainfall the pool averages 127-140 cm (50-55 inches) up to 508 cm (200 inches) in southwest mountains.

FLORA AND FAUNA

Cambodia covered with the mountainous areas dense virgin forests has a big variety of vegetable and animal life. There is a palm, rubber, a coco, a kapok, mango, banana and orange trees and also a high sharp grass of savannas. Birds, including cranes, pheasants and wild ducks and also mammal, such as elephants, wild oxen, panthers and bears through the whole country.