Cambodia: country facts, travel advice and health

PassApp: ride-hailing for tuk-tuks and cars, paid in cash to the driver.Grab: ride-hailing that also lets you pay the driver by card.FPCS (Foreigners Present in Cambodia System): the immigration app for registering where foreigners stay.Cambodia e-Visa: the official app for applying for a tourist e-visa before the trip.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Cards or cash

Mostly cashMostly cards

Step 2 of 5: Most things are paid for in cash, though cards are accepted in some places.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Money in Cambodia

Cambodian Riel · ៛ · KHR

If relying on ATMs, withdraw dollars at Sacombank, which has the lowest fee, and swap them for riel.

Use ATMs inside bank branches during opening hours, so any problem can be sorted out on the spot.

Around the Angkor temples, always bargain: first prices for souvenirs, drinks and food are inflated.

Spend or change riel before leaving, as the notes are worthless abroad.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

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Public holidays in the next 12 months

Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · National Independence Day ទិវាបុណ្យឯករាជ្យជាតិ

Mon, 23 Nov 2026 · Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ

Tue, 24 Nov 2026 · Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ

Wed, 25 Nov 2026 · Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ

Tue, 29 Dec 2026 · Cambodia Peace Day ទិវាសន្តិភាពនៅកម្ពុជា

Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day ទិវាបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំសកល

Thu, 7 Jan 2027 · Victory over Genocide Day ទិវាជ័យជម្នះលើរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍

Mon, 8 Mar 2027 · International Women's Day ទិវានារីអន្តរជាតិ

Wed, 14 Apr 2027 · Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ

Thu, 15 Apr 2027 · Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ

Fri, 16 Apr 2027 · Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ

Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour Day ទិវាពលកម្មអន្តរជាតិ

Fri, 14 May 2027 · King Sihamoni's Birthday ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្ម ព្រះករុណា នរោត្តម សីហមុនី

Mon, 24 May 2027 · Royal Ploughing Ceremony ព្រះរាជពិធីច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល

Fri, 18 Jun 2027 · Queen Mother's Birthday ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្ម សម្តេចព្រះមហាក្សត្រី នរោត្តម មុនិនាថ សីហនុ

Fri, 24 Sept 2027 · Constitution Day ទិវាប្រកាសរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ

Wed, 29 Sept 2027 · Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ

Thu, 30 Sept 2027 · Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ

Fri, 1 Oct 2027 · Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ

Fri, 15 Oct 2027 · Commemoration Day of the King's Father ព្រះរាជពិធីគោរពព្រះវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្ដម សីហនុ

Fri, 29 Oct 2027 · Coronation Day of King Sihamoni ព្រះរាជពិធីគ្រងព្រះបរមរាជសម្បត្តិរបស់ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី

Source: Nager.Date · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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Safety today

Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Cambodia say, side by side, checked daily.

German Foreign Office says

Travel warning for some regions

Calm

Caution ●

Serious

Don’t go

Some regions differ, see the official page.

Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

U.S. Department of State says

Exercise increased caution

Calm

Caution ●

Serious

Don’t go

Level 2 of 4

Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 14 Sept 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

UK Foreign Office says

Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country

Some regions differ, see the official page.

Source: GOV.UK
Updated 19 Mar 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Scams to know

Fake dollar notes in change

Check every note handed back and refuse any that look fake, damaged or torn.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Too-quick friendship and home invite

Be wary of fast new friends inviting you to their home or hotel to meet relatives.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Easy-job trafficking offers

Distrust offers of easy, well-paid work; such ads lead to compounds that trap victims.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Inflated visa fees at land borders

Check the official visa price before travelling and pay only that.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.

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Health

Routine jabs; hep A/typhoid for most; hep B if unvaccinated; JE, rabies on long/rural trips. Malaria in parts.

Vaccinations

Be current on routine shots; hepatitis A and typhoid are advised for most visitors, hepatitis B for the unvaccinated, and Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer or rural trips.

Malaria

In some regions

Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.

Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.

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What’s different from home, and what’s the lawMust-see places, free entry and World Heritage sites20 words to remember, with pronunciationStrange and surprising factsThe anthem and national symbolsSaved for offline use

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Must-see · 1Angkor Archaeological Park

Vast ruins of the old Khmer empire; why most visitors come.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Strange & surprising · #1

From 1964 to 1973 the US dropped 2.7 million tonnes of bombs on Cambodia, more than all Allied WWII bombing.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

National anthem: Nokor Reach. The lyrics, translated, and the story are in the app. Source: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

5 World Heritage sites in Cambodia, each with a photo and its story, in the app. Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

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Deep facts

Economy
GDP	≈ $51.3 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Per person	≈ $2,872Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Top exports	garments, semiconductors, trunks and cases, footwear, gold (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Population
Population	17.8 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Median age	28.3 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Life expectancy	71.4 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Religions	Buddhist (official) 97.1%, Muslim 2%, Christian 0.3%, other 0.5% (2019 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2019 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Geography
Area	181,035 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Climate	tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variationSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Terrain	mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and northSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Government
Type of government	parliamentary constitutional monarchySource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Calling code	+855Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

About the data

Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.

From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.

CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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