Cambodia Geography 1997

Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailandand Vietnam

Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 105 00 E

Map references Southeast Asia

Area
total: 181,040 sq km
land: 176,520 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Oklahoma

Land boundaries
total : 2,572 km
border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km

Coastline 443 km

Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (Decemberto April); little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m

Natural resources timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropowerpotential

Land use
arable land: 13%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures : 11%
forests and woodland: 66%
other : 10% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 920 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts

Environment - current issues logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gemsin the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitatloss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swampsthreatens natural fisheries); deforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water

Environment - international agreements
party to : Biodiversity, Climate Change, Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution,Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

Geography - note a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and TonleSap

NOTE: The information regarding Cambodia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cambodia Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cambodia Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.