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GEOGRAPHY
Location: The Kingdom of Cambodia
is in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
Administratively, Cambodia is composed of 20 provinces, 4 municipalities,183 districts, and 1609 communes.
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Map
references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 181,035 sq km
Land
boundaries:
total: 2,572 km
border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228
km
Coastline:
440 km
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 |
The Map of the Kingdom
of Cambodia
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Elevation
extremes: lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m, highest point:
Phnom Aural 1771 m
Natural
resources: timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates,
hydropower potential
Natural
hazards: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional
droughts
Environment—international
agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber
94,
Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping.
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