Cambodia

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Cambodia is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Phnom Penh. About 17.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 72nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 181,035 km², it is the 88th largest country by area. It borders Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Cambodia at a glance

Capital: Phnom Penh
Population (2025): 17.8 million
Area: 181,035 km²
Density: 99 per km²
Official language: Khmer
Currencies: Cambodian riel, United States dollar
People: Cambodian
Calling code: +855
Internet domain: .kh
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Cambodia?

How Cambodia compares

Population rank

72nd of 195

25th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

88th of 195

25th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

99 per km²

More crowded than 53% of countries

Similar in size: Uruguay (181,034 km²).
Similar population: Netherlands (18.1 million).
Cambodia is the only place that uses the Cambodian riel.
The United States dollar is also used in 19 other places: the Bahamas, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Panama and 13 more.
Khmer is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Cambodia

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Its outline

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How players do with Cambodia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Cambodia so far, from 107 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

49% right

63rd hardest of 176 · 80 answers

Its flag

56% right

16th hardest of 145 · 27 answers

Players find Cambodia on the map in 49% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Laos.
Players recognise the flag of Cambodia in 56% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Cambodia

Cambodia borders 3 countries: Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Quick quiz: Cambodia

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1. Which is the flag of Cambodia?
2. What is the capital of Cambodia?
3. Which of these borders Cambodia?

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Questions about Cambodia

Is Cambodia a country?

Yes. Cambodia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Cambodia?

The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.

Which countries border Cambodia?

Cambodia borders 3 countries: Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

How many countries border Cambodia?

3. Cambodia shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Cambodia?

Cambodia covers 181,035 km², about the same size as Uruguay (181,034 km²).

Is Cambodia hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Cambodia in 49% of 80 tries, 63rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Laos.

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