Cambodia

Ami and Colt

Flights

• Depart LAX Thursday Feb. 2, 2012 10:55 A.M.• Korean airlines flight 18 689• Connect in Seoul 45 minute layover board flight again at 11:20

P.M.• Arrive in Phnom Pehn Cambodia Friday Feb. 3, 2012• Flght time 20 hours 25 minutes• Round trip cost $2443• Leave Phnom Pehn Feb. 8 6:00 P.M. • Arrive at LAX at 1:55 P.M.

Adventures in Phnom Penh

• Sunway Hotel • Tonle Sap which is a royal palace built in 1813• Independence Monument: Built in 1958 to

symbolize independence gained from France in 1953

• Come back to hotel and eat dinner

Sihanoukville

• Cloud 9 Bungalow $80• Stay for 3 day• We will be eating at the restaurant at the

hotel.

Sihanoukville Activities• Snorkeling • Fish• Swim• All these activities done on the beach• Restraunt at the bungalow hotel 3 course

meals variety of international dishes• Ream National Park

Battambang activities

• Stay at Sanctuary Villa $70• Eat breakfast at the hotel• Go to Wat Ek- Templebuilt in 1027 during

reign of Jarvarman• Then we go to Barseat Temple built during

reign of King Soriyak Varman 1002-1050• Leave Battambang and travel back to phnom

pehn to catch our flight

Country Facts

• Population: 14,805,358• Delicacies: curries, fermented fish paste, fried

spider, crunchy crickets• Regional foods: Tropical fruits, rice, noodles,

soups• Requirements for visiting is a passport and $20

entry fee.• Religion: 96% is Buddhism, 2% is Islam, 1%

Christianity

Government

• Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

• They have a King, Prime minister, Senate, and President of national assembly

• They have a Legislator Branch which is divided by upper house(senate) and the lower house (national assembly)

Economy

• GDP 32 billion and GDP growth is 6.5%• Major exports are rice, fish, timber, garments,

and rubber• Major Imports are machinery,

pharmaceutically products, cigarettes, gold, petroleum products, and cars

Climate

• temp is typically 69 to 95 degrees• driest period is from January to February• Two seasons: rain season is from May to

October, dry season lasts from November to April

Geography description of Phnom Penh

• Cambodia’s capital lies at the junction of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, about 170 miles from the Mekong's mouth.

• Population: about 2 million

Geography description of Batambang• The provincial capital of Battambang is the second largest city in

Cambodia (2007 estimated population around 1/4 million people). It is located in one of the biggest rice-growing areas in Southeast Asia. The average altitude of the province is around 50m. The province is bordering to the North with Banteay Meanchey, to the West with Thailand, to the East and South with Pursat and the great lake Tonle Sap.

The country's total surface is about 11,702 sq/km with around 67.7 inh/sqkm. The city is on both the highway and railroad linking Phnom Penh with Thailand; after the outbreak (1970) of civil war in Cambodia, the Battambang-Phnom Penh road was a prime target of the Khmer Rouge insurgents, who, by capturing it, severed Phnom Penh from its major source of rice.Battambang was acquired by Thailand in 1809 and returned to Cambodia in 1907. The city has also a technical university.

Geography of sihanoukville

• Sihanoukville is located in Southern Cambodia on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. It borders Koh Kong to the North, Kampot to the East, and the Gulf of Thailand. The area of the province is 868 square kilometers (MAFF www.maff.gov.kh). The topography of the municipality is variable from coastal areas to lowland/ upland mosaic in the northern hinterland.

Brief history of Cambodia

• The Funan Kingdom, believed to have started around the first century BC, is the first known kingdom of Cambodia

• An alphabetical system, religions and architectural styles were also Indian contributions to the Funan Kingdom.

• Cambodia was ravaged by Vietnamese and Thai invasions and wars up until the 19th century

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