Capital city:                          Phnom-Penh

Region:                                Asia

Area:                                     181 040 km²

Population:                          12 491 501

Main cities:                          Battambang, Pursat, Kompong Cham, Kampot, Siem Reap, Kratie, Kompong

                                              Chhnang

Currency:                             riel

Dial code:                            855

Internet code:                      CB

Information: The Kingdom of Cambodia is situated in Asia, bordered by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Formerly a French protectorate part of French Indochina, Cambodia achieved independence on 9 November 1953, after the Indochina War. It became a constitutional monarchy (since 1947) lead by the king Norodom Sihanouk. The country has a neutral policy.