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Cambodia
Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic transliteration)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
176,515 sq km
water
4,520 sq km
total
181,035 sq 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
Land use
other
25.8% (2023 est.)
forest
39.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
34.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 23.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.5% (2023 est.)
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Coastline
443 km
Elevation
lowest point
Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point
Phnum Aoral 1,810 m
mean elevation
126 m
Irrigated land
3,540 sq km (2012)
Map references
Southeast Asia
Land boundaries
total
2,530 km
border countries
Laos 555 km; Thailand 817 km; Vietnam 1158 km
Maritime claims
contiguous zone
24 nm
territorial sea
12 nm
continental shelf
200 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts
Geography - note
a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap (Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake)
Natural resources
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential, arable land
Area - comparative
1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Geographic coordinates
13 00 N, 105 00 E
Population distribution
population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers
Major lakes (area sq km)
fresh water lake(s)
Tonle Sap - 2,700-16,000 sq km
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage
Mekong (805,604 sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Mekong (shared with China [s], Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth