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Geographic map of Cambodia Regional map of Cambodia. Cambodia has an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles) and lies entirely within the tropics, between latitudes 10° and 15°N, and longitudes 102° and 108°E. It borders Thailand to the north and west, Laos to the northeast, and Vietnam to the east and southeast.
Bilateral relations between Cambodia and Thailand date to the 13th century during the Angkor Era. The Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom gradually displaced the declining Khmer Empire from the 14th century, French protectorateship separated Cambodia from modern Thailand at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries, and diplomatic relations between the modern states were established on 19 December 1950.
Map of the Cambodia-Thailand border. Cambodia gained independence in 1953, and the two state since then have had a fractious relationship. [4] A dispute arose in the late 1950s over the ownership of the Preah Vihear Temple, which lies adjacent to the border in the Dângrêk Mountains. [2]
The Cambodian–Thai border dispute (Khmer–Thai border dispute) began in June 2008 as part of a century-long dispute between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand involving the area surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear Temple, in the Dângrêk Mountains between Choam Khsant District, Preah Vihear Province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province ...
Tonlé Sap 16,000 km 2 (6,178 sq mi) Topography of Cambodia. Cambodia is a country in mainland Southeast Asia. It borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Gulf of Thailand and covers a total area of approximately 181,035 km 2 (69,898 sq mi). The country is situated in its entirety inside the tropical Indomalayan realm [ 1 ] and the Indochina Time ...
Detailed map of Thailand. Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km 2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture. [1]
Map showing the location of the gulf. The Gulf of Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. [7] [8] It occupies a seabed area of 304,000 km 2 from 6° N to 13°30' N latitude and 99°E to 104° E longitude. [9]: 250 The northern tip of the gulf is the Bay of Bangkok at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River.
Isan is home to one-third of Thailand's population of 67 million, but contributes only ten per cent to the national GDP. [13] In terms of regional value-added per capita, Isan is Thailand's poorest region. Bangkok is the richest, followed by central Thailand, southern Thailand, then northern Thailand. This ordering has been unchanged for decades.