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Cambodia

Also Known As Kingdom of Cambodia
South-eastern Asia

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, with a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. Cambodia gained independence from France on 9 November 1953, under the reign of King Norodom Sihanouk. Its capital is Phnom Penh. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Phnom Penh 2
Population
17,638,801 2
2024 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
181,035 2
Independence or Founding Year
1953 2
Under the reign of King Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia gained independence from France on 9 November 1953.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Cambodia

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Phnom Penh, Cities

Phnom Penh is Cambodia's capital.

Source Phnom Penh (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Laos, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Laos

Has Capital

Phnom Penh, Cities

Phnom Penh is Cambodia's capital.

Source Phnom Penh (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

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Source Council of ASEAN Chief Justices: Appointment of His Excellency Chiv Keng as President of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of CambodiaAnnouncement, kingdom
Quote, Announcement, kingdom
H.E. Chiv Keng was appointed as the President of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia by the Royal Decree dated 10 October 2023.

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Source Yajnavaraha (Wikipedia)Lead
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a royal physician at the court of king Rajendravarman in Angkor, Cambodia

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Source Hun Manet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Hun Manet (born 20 October 1977) is a Cambodian politician and military officer who has served as Prime Minister of Cambodia and Vice President of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) since 2023.

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Source Jessa Khan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an American-born Cambodian jiu-jitsu athlete

Origin Of

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Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenHarold McGeetier 1

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Location Of

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Source Cambodian Civil War - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Cambodia

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Source Third Indochina War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Vietnam, Cambodia, China, with spillovers in Laos and Thailand

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Source Wikipedia: Vietnam WarInfobox: locationtier 2
Quote, Infobox: location
South Vietnam North Vietnam Kingdom of Laos, Laos Kingdom of Cambodia (1953-1970), Cambodia South China Sea Gulf of Thailand

Site Of

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Source Wikipedia

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Found There

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Source EPPO Global Database: Exobasidium vexans (EXOBVE) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Cambodia Present, no details

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Source nmchc.gov.kh: National Immunization Programme (NIP)Page text
Quote, Page text
The National Immunization Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia is established in 1986 and has been working closely with partners including WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi to extend both the reach and range of immunization in the country.

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Source Operation ASHA, WikipediaLead section
Quote, Lead section
The organization's primary work is to detect and cure TB, as well as to prevent and treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in India and Cambodia.

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Source Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on the Problem of Restoring Peace in Indo-China, July 21, 1954 (Avalon Project)Paragraph 3
Quote, Paragraph 3
the declarations made by the Governments of Cambodia (2) and of Laos (3)

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Source Wikidata: Extraordinary court

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Source Hindu Law (Wikipedia)tier 2

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Source Law of Cambodia (Wikipedia)

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Source Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia, ECCC Cambodian judiciary guideOpening sentence
Quote, Opening sentence
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia is located in Phnom Penh

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros gentilis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cambodia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cambodia
Bangladesh · Cambodia · China

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Source Annamese langur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Its range includes parts of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

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Source Asian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Brunei · Cambodia · China

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Source Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (Wikipedia)Habitat and Distribution, range
Quote, Habitat and Distribution, range
The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Source Banteng (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The largest populations of wild banteng occur in Java, Cambodia, and possibly in Kalimantan (particularly East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan) and Thailand.

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Source Bengal slow loris (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Bangladesh, Northeast India, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, southern China, and Thailand.

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Source Berdmore's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Berdmore's ground squirrel, Indochinese ground squirrel, or Berdmore's squirrel (Menetes berdmorei) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar and Yunnan (southern China) to Vietnam and Cambodia.

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Source Black giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, West Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and western Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali and nearby small islands).

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Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

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Source Black-shanked douc (Wikipedia)Geographic range and habitat
Quote, Geographic range and habitat
the black-shanked douc is only found in Cambodia and Vietnam

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Source Burmese hare (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of medium-sized hare found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Source Cambodian striped squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in eastern Thailand, Cambodia, southern Laos, and southern Vietnam.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros galeritus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cambodia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cambodia
Brunei · Cambodia · Indonesia

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Source Gardenia jasminoides (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
Gardenia jasminoides is native to southern East Asia, mainland Southeast Asia, and northeastern South Asia, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Laos, mainland China, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, where its native habitat is forest and undergrowth along streams, and on sloping and hilly terrain to an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 feet).

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Source Cave nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cambodia
Quote, Distribution, Cambodia
E. spelaea lives in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi and some other small islands), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India and Timor-Leste.

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Source Chestnut white-bellied rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Cambodia", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"

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Source Crab-eating mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The crab-eating mongoose occurs in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Cambodia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Kingdom of Cambodia
  • Infobox, capital
    Phnom Penh
  • Infobox, area
    181,035 km2
  • Demographics section, 2024
    17,638,801 (2024 estimate)
  • History section, independence
    Under the reign of King Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia gained independence from France on 9 November 1953.
  • Introduction
    Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Cambodia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    443 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record KHM, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record KHM, incomeLevel
"name": "Cambodia", "region": { "id": "EAS", "iso2code": "Z4", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific" }, "adminregion": { "id": "EAP", "iso2code": "4E", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Cambodia
Wikidata Q424, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Phnom Penh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Phnom Penh, Lead section
  • Has Capital: Phnom Penh, Lead section, capital fact
    Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia.
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Wikidata: Prek Toal
Encompasses: Prek Toal, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Laos
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Laos, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Laos, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cambodia 555 km
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Ang Trapeang Thma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Ang Trapeang Thma, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Ang Trapeang Thma, Lead paragraph
trɑːpeaŋ tʰmɑː]) is a 126.50 km2 (48.84 sq mi) protected area in northwestern Cambodia
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Koh Rong Marine National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Koh Rong Marine National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Koh Rong Marine National Park, Lead paragraph
National Park is a national park in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia.
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