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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailandand Vietnam
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,572 km, Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km Coastline: 443 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,561,373 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.83% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 44.42 births/1,000 population Death rate: 16.16 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 109.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.81 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% Religions: Theravada Buddhism 95%, other 5% Languages: Khmer (official), French
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy establishedin September 1993 Capital: Phnom Penh Independence: 9 November 1949 (from France) Constitution: promulgated September 1993
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.4 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $630 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 28% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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