An overview of Cambodia will help you easily to find our country on the map of South East Asia. It’s also useful for you before going to Cambodia

CAPITAL: The Capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.

SUPERFICY:
Inland area: 181,035 Km2
Length: 450 Km
Width: 580 km at the widest point.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Located on the eastern coast of the South-East Asian Indochinese Peninsula, Cambodia shares its borders with Thailand to the West, Thailand and Laos to the North, Vietnam to the East and the Gulf of Thailand to the Southeast. The country has a coastline of 435 km and the two dominant topographies vary from coastal plains to mountain ranges.

 
POPULATION: Cambodia has 13.4 million inhabitants with an average density of 74 inhabitants/Km2. The most populated province and also the largest is Khompong Cham, where 14.1% of Cambodians live.
90% of the population is ethnic Khmer (Cambodian). Vietnamese is the largest non-Khmer ethnic group. The rest of the population is made up of Chinese, Cham Muslims and hill tribe minorities.

The dominant religion is Theravada Buddhism

LANGUAGE: Khmer is the official language while the second language, spoken by many urban citizens of middle age, is French. Today however, English has gained popularity among city dwellers.

A guide is, however, duly recommended as language can be a problem outside the main cities for people who have no knowledge of the Khmer language

CURRENCY: Please search on this website for your reference www.xe.com/ucc/ TIME: Cambodia is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). It means same time with Vietnam & Thailand

LOCAL

ELECTRICITY: In Cambodia electric current is mostly 220V. Sockets are generally of the round two-pin type. Three-pin plug adaptors can usually be found at local markets in Phnom Penh.

Due to its limited power supply power cuts are frequent, but most hotels and restaurants in the main cities have their own generators.

HEALTH & MEDICAL FACILITIES: Inoculation for yellow fever is a legal requirement for entry into Cambodia by people coming from an infected area. There is otherwise no vaccination required, but visitors are advised to receive inoculations against hepatitis A and B, typhoid and tetanus. Tablets for malaria are not necessary although doctors still usually recommend them.

Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have good hospitals staffed with foreign medical personnel, however for life threatening injury it is advisable to be evacuated to Bangkok or Singapore and we therefore strongly recommended taking out medical travel insurance.

BEFORE GOING: If you are traveling in Cambodia from October to March warm clothes are recommended and especially appropriate in the northern area. In the south, light clothing is a must all year long. Although you can find all these products in Cambodia, we also recommend you take products for mosquitoes and for the sun, a cap or a hat, sunglasses, a raincoat and a small bag to carry a few things in case you have to leave your big suitcases at the hotel for a few days.

TRANSPORT: There are two international airports in Cambodia: Pochentong airport in Phnom Penh located 20 minutes from the town centre and Siem Reap airport, 7 km from the heart of the town.

Road networks have improved but still need to be upgraded in some areas. To cover a distance, it is reasonable to count an average speed of 50 km / hour.
By speedboat, it takes 5 hours from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.
Helicopter sightseeing in Angkor has become available using safe helicopters flown by qualified pilots.