Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
- Notes
- Most outlets take both types of plugs.
Phone dialing
- Code to call Cambodia
- +855
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900/1800
What every visitor should know about Cambodia:
- Money
- The currency is the US dollar (USD). 1 dollar is worth about €0.70.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Armed robbery is frequent
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Cambodia facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 14,494,293
- Language
- Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
- Ethnicity
- Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Economy
- GDP
- US$2,100 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Moderate