Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 105 00 E

Map references Southeast Asia

Area
total: 181,040 sq km
land: 176,520 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Oklahoma

Land boundaries
total: 2,572 km
border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km

Coastline 443 km

Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Climate tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m

Natural resources timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential

Land use
arable land: 21%
permanent crops: 1%
other: 78% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land 2,700 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts

Environment - current issues illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville) in December 1998

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

Geography - note a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap

NOTE: The information regarding Cambodia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cambodia Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cambodia Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.