-facts

Population: 14 Million
Capital: Phnom Penh
Flag: three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; only national flag to incorporate an actual building in its design
Currency: Riel [US$1 = KHR4,000- approx]
Electricity: 220/240V


-holidays
1 January Gregorian New Years Day
7 January Victory from Genocide Day
2 February Meak Bochea
8 March International Women's Day
14-16 April Cambodian New Year Chaul Chnam Thmey in Khmer.
1 May Visaka Bochea Buddha's Birthday
1 May Labour Day
5 May Royal Ploughing Ceremony
13-15 May King's Birthday King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia was born on 14 May 1953.
18 June Queen Mother's Birthday
24 September Constitution Day
October 1-15 Pchum Ben A Cambodian religious holiday - 'Ancestor's Day'.
29 October Coronation Day
31 October King Father's Birthday
November Water Festival Bonn Om Teuk in Khmer. Boat races on the Tonle Sap in Phnom Penh celebrate the time when the water in the river reverses course.
9 November Independence Day (from France in 1953)
10 December Human Rights Day

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