C
ambodia, officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia,
is an agricultural country with a total land mass of
181 035 square kilometres (69 898 sq mi) and borders
Thailand to the northwest, the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic to the northeast, Viet Nam to the east and the Gulf
of Thailand to the southwest. It has a population of nearly
15 million. Rebuilding from decades of civil war, Cambodia
has seen rapid progress in the economic and human resource
areas. Cambodia’s per capita income is rapidly increasing but
is low compared with other countries in the Region. Most rural
households depend on agriculture and its related subsectors.
Rice, fish, timber, garments and rubber are Cambodia’s major
exports. Most (about 75%) of the country lies at elevations of
less than 100 metres (330 feet) above sea level, the exceptions
being the Cardamom Mountains [highest elevation 1813 m
(5948 feet)] and its ranges. The Government is a constitutional
monarchy operated as a parliamentary representative
democracy. Cambodia is divided into 23 provinces and the
capital. Municipalities, districts (srok) and khan are the secondlevel
administrative divisions of Cambodia.