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Language
The official and predominant language is Khmer. Various minority languages are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	14.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	14.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	14.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	14.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	13.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	13.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	13.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	13.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	12.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
23.8 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Cambodians constitute an ethnically homogenous group. There are Vietnamese, Laotian and Chinese minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
The principal religion is Buddhism (official religion since 1986). There is also a Muslim minority (Cham).
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	20.9 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	20.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	19.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	19.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	18.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	18.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	17.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	16.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1955
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
87 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	37.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	37.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	38.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	41.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	42.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	43.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +7

Climate description
Tropical, humid climate with a rainy season between May and November. Heaviest rainfall in September-October. Dry season between December and April.

Currency
Riel

Telephone dialling code
(+) 855

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	58.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	56.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	56.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	57.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	57.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	56.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	55.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	52.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	52.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	55.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	55.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	53.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	60.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	60.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	59.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	59.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	59.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	58.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	70 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	65 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	98 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	97 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	97 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	91 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	82 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	143 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	141 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	140 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	138 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	135 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	32 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	32 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	32 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	32 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	32 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	590 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	450 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	131	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	129	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	130	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	130	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	130	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	130	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	36 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	36 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	45 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	45 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	45 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	45 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	45 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	46 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	26 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	33 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	33 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	65 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	41 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	30 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	28 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	17 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	16 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	73.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	73.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	84.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	84.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	80.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	64.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	64.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	59.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	58.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	57.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	291 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	180 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	122 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	77 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	63 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	37 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	29 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	0.8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	0.5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	166 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	162 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	151 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	130 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	Not ranked
2003	Not ranked
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	34.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	34.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	34.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	34.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	550 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	500 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	460 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	390 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	280 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	8.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	7.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	6.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	5.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	10.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	13.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	10.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	8.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	6.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	8.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	8.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	6.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	6.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	4.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
34.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	16 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	16 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	16 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	30 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.8 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.9 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	1.0 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	1.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	1.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country except in the Phnom Penh area and Tonle Sap. Malaria occurs in the tourist area of Angkor Wat. P.falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported. Resistance to mefloquine reported in western provinces near the Thai border.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	495 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	500 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	505 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	510 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	515 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	520 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	525 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	530 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	17245	UNHCR
2007	17697	UNHCR
2006	17965	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	17806	UNHCR
2004	18121	UNHCR
2003	31407	UNHCR
2002	33456	UNHCR
2001	34759	UNHCR
2000	36855	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	164	UNHCR
2007	179	UNHCR
2006	99	UNHCR
2005	127	UNHCR
2004	382	UNHCR
2003	76	UNHCR
2002	200	UNHCR
2001	50	UNHCR
2000	34	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	352	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	450	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	898	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	772	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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