Cambodia overview
Cambodia (Cambodia) is a small country in South-East Asia, in the southern part of Indochina, and has access to the South China Sea. It has borders with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, whose total length is about 2600 km, most of which falls on the maritime boundary on the extent of which argue for years, calling the numbers from 435 to 450 kilometers, passing on the Gulf of Thailand. The area of Cambodia near the 181,040 square kilometers and extends approximately 440 kilometers from west to east and 560 kilometers from north to south.
Short Title 2Most of the country took the Cambodian plain, surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges: the south-west to south-east along the coast of the Gulf stretched mountains Kravan (Kardamonovye mountain) and the plateau Damrey (Elephant Mountain) consisting of a series of flat-top mountains and forming natural barrier to protect the Cambodian plains of tropical squalls and storms. Highest point 1,813 m (peak Oral).
Short Title 3These mountains have been little studied due to the fact that completely covered with tropical forests, which occupy half the area of Cambodia and include thousands of species of flora and fauna. There are valuable trees and red sandalwood. The northern part of Cambodia, towards the border with Thailand, is back Dangrek, facing in the territory of Cambodia kuestovym ledge. In the east, climb my mountains, leaving the territory of southern Vietnam.
The whole country from north to east crosses the largest river not only Cambodia but the whole of Indochina Mekong. It originates in Tibet, and flows into the South China Sea. During the rainy season the Mekong floods and in some places has a width of several kilometers. For millennia the Mekong river silt brought by which formed a fertile soil layer used by Cambodians for growing crops. Mekong the river navigable in its entirety within the country, and marine vessels arriving from the South China Sea and reach Phnom Penh.
Short Title 4Lake Tonle Sap the largest reservoir of Indochina. Translated from the Khmer language name of the lake "more fresh water", some sources can meet a large lake. Thousands of years ago, Tonle Sap Lake was part of the bay, occupies the central part of Indo-China, due to seismic activity level of the land rose, and the gulf was cut off from the South China Sea. The area of Tonle Sap Lake, depending on the season, constantly changing, in the dry season is about 3 thousand square meters. km in the rainy season the river of the same name, which relates Tonle Sap Lake to the river Mekong, changes its direction and is replenished by the large Tonle Sap water level in the Mekong area is increased 3-4 times with more than 10 thousand square meters. km. Depth naturally also varies from 1-2m to 10-14m.Posle gathering water in the surrounding lake land settles fertile silt, creating favorable conditions for agriculture. In the Tonle Sap lake inhabited whiter than 1500 species of plants and animals and is second in the world ranking, behind only Amazon. This is one of the most productive water for fish in the world where very well represented family soms, carp, freshwater herring as well as various kinds of shellfish and freshwater shrimp.
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