GEOGRAPHY
Bordering Laos in the north, Vietnam in the east, and Thailand to
the west, Cambodia has the Gulf of Thailand on its 440km-long southern
seaboard. More than 60% of its 181,035 square km is forested, with
the north and southwest of the country consisting of tropical forest
and highlands, while the central basin is fertile land dissected
by the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers.
The capital city Phnom Penh sits at the intersection
of these two rivers. The Mekong passes through the entire length
of the country. From the northern border, it travels 500km south
until it crosses the Vietnamese border in the south.
CLIMATE
Cambodia's monsoon climate gives it two distinct seasons - a dry
season from November and April followed by six months of rainy season.
Rainfall is highest between May and June, and September and October.
Temperatures can approach 40 degrees Celsius in April, while the
coldest month is January.
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