Cambodia — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Cambodia: capital Phnom Penh, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Cambodia is in Asia. Its capital is Phnom Penh.

Climate

Tropical monsoon with a wet season from May to November and a dry season from December to April

Low flat plains; Tonle Sap basin in the center; mountains in the southwest and north

Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.

Tonle Sap Lake reverses its flow twice a year, expanding to five times its dry-season size.

Cambodia's flag is one of only two national flags to feature a building (Angkor Wat).

802: Jayavarman II establishes the Khmer Empire

1113: Construction of Angkor Wat begins under Suryavarman II

1863: France establishes a protectorate over Cambodia

1953: Independence from France

1975: Khmer Rouge seizes power; Cambodian genocide begins

1991: Paris Peace Accords end decades of conflict