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Country name:
long form: Kingdom of Cambodia
short form: Cambodia
local short form: Kampuchea
local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea
former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic
What the people are called:
noun, singular: Cambodian
noun, plural: Cambodians
adjective: Cambodian
Ethnic groups:
Khmer (90%), Vietnamese (5%), Chinese (1%), others.
U.S. Embassy
Embassy of the United States of America
16 Street 228
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel:(855) 23-216-436
Fax:(855) 23-216-437
Web site: http://phnompenh.usembassy.gov
Canadian Embassy
Canadian Embassy
Villa 8
R.V. Senei Vannavut Out (Street 254)
Sangkat Chatomuk
Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel:(855) 23-213-470
Fax:(855) 23-213-413
Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cambodia
Money:
1 Riel (CRl) = 100 sen
(currency conversion)
Time Zone:
GMT +7 (What's GMT?)
Phone/Internet info:
Country Area Code: 855
There are Internet cafes in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 900 and 1800 networks). At present, outgoing international phone calls cannot be made.
Major languages spoken:
Khmer (official, 95%), French, English
Alphabet:
The written language is significantly different than English letters: See it here.
Major holidays:
Public holidays 2004
- Jan 01 - New Year's Day
Jan 07 - Victory Day
Jan 22 - Chinese New Year
Mar 08 - Women's Day
Apr 13-15 - Cambodian New Year
May - Royal Ploughing Day Ceremony
May 01 - Labor Day
May 07 - Visaka Buja Day (Birth of Buddha)
Jun 01 - International Children's Day
Jun 18 - Queen's Birthday
Sep 24 - Constituation and Coronation Day
Oct 05-07 - Phchum Ben (Feast of the Ancestors)
Oct 23 - Paris Peace Agreement
Oct 30-Nov 01 - King's Birthday
Nov - Water Festival (lasts 3 days)
Nov 09 - Independence Day
Dec 10 - UN Human Rights Day
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