Facts About Cambodia

CAMBODIA OVERVIEW
Country: Cambodia

Capital City: Phnom Penh

Currency: Riel

Population: 14 million

Area: 181 035 sq km

Natural Resources: oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential.

Cambodian Exports: clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear.

More than 50% of the general population is less than 21 years old.

POVERTY STATISTICS:

5.6 million or 40% of Cambodians live below the national poverty line.
4.8 million or 34.1% of Cambodians live on less than $1 a day.
10.9 million or 77.7% of Cambodian live on less than $2 a day.
Only 57% of children reach Grade 5.
Cambodia’s infant mortality rate of 143 deaths per 1000 births is one of the highest in the world. By comparison, Australia’s figure is 4.3 deaths per 1000 births.
Cambodia has the highest prevalence of tuberculosis in Asia at 700 per 100,000.
Over 70% of urban dwellers live in slums.