Official Name. Kingdom of Cambodia.

Capital. Phnom Penh.

Area. 69,898 square miles (181,035 square kilometers).

Population (1996 estimate). 10,081,000; 144.2 persons per square mile (55.7 persons per square kilometer); (1996 estimate) 21 percent urban, 79 percent rural (1995 estimate).

Official Language. Khmer.

Official Religion. Buddhism.

Literacy. 74.3 percent.

Mountain Ranges. Cardamom, Dangrek (Dong Rak).

Highest Peak. Phnum Aoral, 5,948 feet (1,813 meters).

Largest Lake. Tonle Sap.

Major River. Mekong.

Form of Government. Monarchy.

Heads of Government. First Prime Minister assisted by Second Prime Minister..

Head of State. King.

Legislature. National Assembly; consists of 120 members elected to five-year terms.

Voting Qualification. Age 18.

Political Divisions. 19 provinces, 2 municipalities.

Major Cities (1987 estimate). Phnom Penh (920,000; 1994 estimate), Batdambang (45,000), Kampong Cham (33,000), Pursat (16,000), Kampong Chhnang (15,000).

Chief Manufactured Products. Cigarettes, food, rubber, chemical products, textiles, mechanical equipment, building materials.

Chief Agricultural Products. Crops--rice, sugarcane, bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, corn (maize), oranges, rubber, mangoes, soybeans, tobacco leaves.

Livestock--cattle, pigs, buffalo, chickens, ducks.

Monetary Unit. 1 riel = 100 sen.