Statistical information Cambodia 1993

Cambodia in the World
top of pageBackground: Following a five-year struggle communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy.
top of pageLocation: Southeast Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand and Vietnam
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Asia, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 181,040 km²
Land: 176,520 km²
Land boundaries: total 2,572 km, Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km
Coastline: 443 km
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Continental shelf: 200 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Maritime claimsClimate: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to October; dry season (December to March; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north
ElevationNatural resources: timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
Land useArable land: 16%
Permanent crops: 1%
Meadows and pastures: 3%
Forest and woodland: 76%
Other: 4%
Irrigated land: 920 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 9,898,900 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 4.41% (1993 est.)
NationalityNoun: Cambodian(s)
Adjective: Cambodian
Ethnic groups: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Languages: Khmer (official), French
Religions: Theravada Buddhism 95%, other 5%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 4.41% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 45.52 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 16.57 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: 15.15 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues:a land of paddies and forests dominated by Mekong River and
Tonle Sap
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 111.5 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 49.06 years
Male: 47.6 years
Female: 50.6 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.81 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Total population: 35%
Male: 48%
Female: 22%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Cambodia
Government type: transitional government currently administered by the Supreme representatives from each of the country's four political factions
Capital: Phnom Penh
Administrative divisions:
20 provinces (khet, singular and plural);
Banteay Meanchey, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe,
Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Phnum Penh,
Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanokiri, Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey,
Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev
Dependent areasIndependence: 9 November 1949 (from France)
National holidayConstitution: a new constitution will be drafted after the national election in 1993
Legal system: NA
NGC: Independence Day, 17 April (1975)
SOC: Liberation Day, 7 January (1979)
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: a 12 member Supreme National Council (SNC), chaired by Prince NORODOM SIHANOUK, composed of representatives from each of the four political factions; faction names and delegation leaders are: State of Cambodia (SOC) - HUN SEN; Democratic Kampuchea (DK or Khmer Rouge) - KHIEU SAMPHAN; Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) - SON SANN; National United Front for an Independent, Peaceful, Neutral, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) - Prince NORODOM RANARIDDH
Legislative branch: pending a national election in 1993, the incumbent SOC faction's unicameral National Assembly is the only functioning national legislative body
Judicial branch: Supreme People's Court pending a national election in 1993, the incumbent SOC faction's Supreme People's Court is the only functioning national judicial body
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
AsDB, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, ITU, LORCS, NAM, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO,
WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us: the Supreme National Council (SNC) represents Cambodia in international organizations
From the us US representative: Charles TWINNING mission: 27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh
From the us mailing address: Box P, APO AP 96,546
From the us telephone: (855) 23-26,436 or (855) 23-26,438
From the us fax: (855) 23-26,437
Flag description
: SNC - blue background with white map of Cambodia in middle; SOC - two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and blue with a gold stylized five-towered temple representing Angkor Wat in the center
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: Cambodia remains a desperately poor country whose economic recovery is held hostage to continued political unrest and factional hostilities. The country's immediate economic challenge is an acute financial crisis that is undermining monetary stability and preventing disbursement of foreign development assistance. Cambodia is still recovering from an abrupt shift in 1990 to free-market economic mechanisms and a cutoff in aid from former Soviet bloc countries; these changes have severely impacted on public sector revenues and performance. The country's infrastructure of roads, bridges, and power plants has been severely degraded, now having only 40-50% of prewar capacity. The economy remains essentially rural, with 90% of the population living in the countryside and dependent mainly on subsistence agriculture. Statistical data on the economy continue to be sparse and unreliable.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rate: NA%
Real gdp per capita: $280 (1991 est.)
Gross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: mainly subsistence farming except for rubber plantations; main crops - rice, rubber, corn; food shortages - rice, meat, vegetables, dairy products, sugar, flour
Industries: rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%
Labor force: 2,500,000 to 3,000,000
By occupation: agriculture 80% (1988 est.)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $120 million; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $59 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.)
Commodoties: natural rubber, rice, pepper, wood
Partners: Vietnam, USSR, Eastern Europe, Japan, India
ImportsCommodoties: international food aid; fuels, consumer goods, machinery
Partners: Vietnam, USSR, Eastern Europe, Japan, India
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: riels (CR) per US$1 - 2,800 (September 1992), 500 (December 1991), 560 (1990), 159.00 (1988), 100.00 (1987)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 35,000 kW capacity; 70 million kWh produced, 9 kWh per capita (1990)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 15
Usable: 9
With permanentsurface runways: 5
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 2
With runways 1220-2439 m: 4
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: 3,700 km navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 meters; 282 km navigable to craft drawing 1.8 meters
Merchant marinePorts and terminalstop of pageDisputes international: offshore islands and three sections of the boundary with Vietnam are in dispute; maritime boundary with Vietnam not defined
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs