69,899.93 sq mi 181,040.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Oklahoma)
Population
12,491,501 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050
27,420,640
Languages
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Literacy
35.0% total, 48.0% male, 22% female (1990 est.)
Religions
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Life Expectancy
54.62 male, 59.12 female (2001 est.)
Government Type
multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993
The earliest recorded history of Cambodia comes mainly from Chinese sources. They refer to a kingdom called Funan that was established in the first century A.D.