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This section covers many valuable resources on Cambodia such as the travel guides or tips to travelers. Some of the topics contain links to the other related sites of similar subjects. In certain topic, we include lists of useful contacting address for your information.
Cambodia Fact File:
Country Name: The Kingdom of Cambodia
Country Name in Khmer language: Kampuchea
Motto: Nation - Religion – King
Capital City: Phnom Penh
Language: Khmer (Cambodian). Some English, French.
Government: Multy-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Important/Major Cities: Siem Reap (Gateway to the temples of Angkor). Sihanoukville (port and beach town). Battambang, Kampong Cham.
Major Rivers/Lakes: Tonle Sap River, Mekong River, Bassac River, Tonle Sap Lake
Ethnic Groups: Khmer (90-95%), ethnic-Chinese, Cham, ethnic-Vietnamese, several ethnic-minorities in the northeast.
Boring Countries: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
International Airports: Phnom Penh (PHN), Siem Reap (SEP)
Religion: Theravada Buddhism (95%), Islam, Christianity, Animism.
Population of Cambodia: 14.2 million (est.)
Land area of Cambodia: 181.035 km2
Land area of Siem Reap: 10.299 km2
Currency: Riel (US$1=4200R). US dollars are as commonly used as riel
Voltage: 220v/50Hz
Time: GMT +7 hours
Country Calling Code: 855
Internet LTD: kh
Business Hours: 7:30-11:30 / 2:00-5:00 Closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
Institutes / Organization
Khmer Institutes in Los Angeles, USA
A non-profit website with useful resources about Cambodia's people, culture and etc.
http://www.khmerinstitute.org/
Cambodia Helicopter Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries of Helicopters (NZ) Ltd., established in 1998 and operate in the support of mining, construction, agriculture, offshore oil development, logging, medical evacuation and tourist flying
http://www.bigpond.com.kh/users/helicopter.cam/index.htm
History – Genocide
Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project, Inc.
A project founded by Dith Pran, a Cambodian refugee, whose war time story was portrayed in the movied, the Killing Fields
http://www.dithpran.org/
Cambodian Genocidal Program
Study conducted by Yale University says that at least 1.7 million Cambodia died during the reign of terrors by Khmer Rouge of Polpot regime between 1975-1979
http://www.yale.edu/cgp/
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