Cambodia is a country
located in the southern portion of the Indochina
Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles)
in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the
northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand
to the southwest.
Cambodia has a
population of over 15 million. The official religion is Theravada
Buddhism,
practiced by approximately 95 percent of the population. The country's minority
groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams, and 30 hill tribes.
The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh,
the political, economic, and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni,
a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government
is Hun Sen,
who is currently the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia and has
ruled Cambodia for over 25 years.
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