Cambodia

Relief, rivers and climate of Cambodia:

Cambodia comparative with its mountainous neighbors has a plain relief with extended fertile areas crossed by Mekong River the country’s main river and by its tributaries. The only mountain areas are in the north-east and in the south-west towards the Thailand Gulf. The highest elevation is in Phnum Aoral peak at 1.810 m height. In the center is situated the largest lake from South-Eastern Asia, Lake Tonle Sap with a surface of 2.700 km². The climate is variable with the wet, monsoon season between June and November and the dry season between December and May.

Agriculture, population, tourism and tourist objectives:

As about the agriculture, more than three quarters of the arable lands are cultivated with rice and the rest with ules, corn, pepper, sesame, manioc, mango, banana, pineapple and other fruits of this kind. A part of the country is covered with expensive hardwoods like the teck and the mahogany that bring important earnings to the country. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The tourism is a more and more important sector in this beautiful country, more than 2.5 million of people visiting it every year for its important tourist objectives and among the best known is the temple of Angkor Wat meaning the Temple City. The population is composed by Khmers in majority and they live mainly in the rural areas. The same like its neighbor Vietnam the people were the victims of many violent conflicts during the last century. The country obtained the independence from France at 09 November 1953. Visit Cambodia!

Angkor Wat ancient temple from Cambodia