CAMBODIA

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A kingdom in Southern Eastern Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand and situated between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
CAPITAL Phnom Penh.
PRINCIPAL PORTS Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville), Kampot, Krong Kaoh Kong, Phnom Penh.
POPULATION 12,491,501.
LANGUAGE(S) Cambodian, but English and French are spoken in business circles.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY Single phase, 220V. Three phase, 380V. Frequency, 50Hz.
CURRENCY(-IES) Riel =100 sen.
EXCHANGE RATE 1 British pound = 5789.54 Cambodian riel.
INTERNATIONAL DIALLING CODE 00 855 (+23 for Phnom Penh).
TIME GMT + 7 hours.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 1 Jan; 8 March, Women's Day; 13 April, Traditional Khmer New Year (three days); 1 May, Labour Day; 1 June, International Children' Day; 24 Sept, Constitution Day; 23 Oct, Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia; 30 Oct, Birthday of HM the King (three days); 9 Nov, Independence Day; 10 Dec, UN Human Rights Day.
EMBASSY(-IES) Royal Embassy of Cambodia, 4 rue Adolphe Yvon, 75016 Paris. Tel: 00 33 1 4503 4720, fax: 00 33 1 4503 4740.
BRITISH EMBASSY 29 Street 75, Phnom Penh. Tel: 00 855 23 427124, fax: 00 855 23 427125.