Area and population of Cambodia

Cambodia has a land area of ??181,000 square kilometers and a total population of approximately 16 million.

The Kingdom of Cambodia is located in the Indochina Peninsula, bordering Thailand to the west and northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east and southeast, and facing the Gulf of Thailand to the south. Cambodia has a total population of approximately 16 million, of which 80% are Khmer.

Cambodia is located in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula in Asia, bordering Vietnam to the east and southeast, Laos to the north, Thailand to the west and northwest, and the Gulf of Siam to the southwest. The Mekong River runs across the entire territory from north to south. The land area is 181,000 square kilometers and the coastline is about 460 kilometers long. Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, belongs to the 7 East time zone, and the local time is 1 hour behind Beijing time. There is no daylight saving time in Cambodia.

Cambodia’s population composition

Cambodia is a multi-ethnic country with more than 20 ethnic groups. The Khmer are the main ethnic group, accounting for 80% of the total population, and believe in Theravada Buddhism. Ethnic minorities include the Cham, Punong, Lao, Thai, Chinese, Kinh, Bamar, Malay, and Din ethnic groups.

There are currently about 1.1 million Chinese and overseas Chinese in Cambodia, accounting for about 7.2% of the country’s total population. They are mainly distributed in Phnom Penh and provinces such as Battambang, Kandal, Kampot, and Takeo. Phnom Penh, the capital, has the largest number of Chinese and overseas Chinese, about 300,000.

Cambodian Chinese and overseas Chinese are mainly from Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian provinces. Among them, Chaozhou people from Guangdong are the largest, accounting for about 80% of the total number of Chinese and overseas Chinese, followed by Guangzhou and Hakka people.