Cambodia: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 13 00 N, 105 00 E 13.0,105.0 |
| Area | total: 181,035 sq km land: 176,515 sq km water: 4,520 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,530 km border countries: Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1,158 km |
| Coastline | 443 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Phnom Aural 1813 m; Phnom Bokor 1081 m According to Geonames: Phnum Aoral 1813 m; Phnum Krachau 1640 m; Phnum Kbal Roessei 1428 m; Phnum Yav Yai 1392 m; Phnum Khnat 1219 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north |
| Natural Hazards | monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| Natural Resource | oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
| Land Use | arable land: 22.09% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 77.05% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation |
| Irrigated Land | 3,536 sq km (2006) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 476.1 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Phnum Penh; Preah Sihanouk; Bat Dambang; Siem Reap; Kampong Chhnang According to Geonames: Phnom Penh; Takeo; Sihanoukville; Battambang; Siem Reap Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap (Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake) |