Bird stamps from Cambodia.

Cambodia officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With a total landmass of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 sq mi), it is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.

With a population of over 14.8 million, Cambodia is the 68th most populous country in the world.

The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced by approximately 95% of the Cambodian population. The country's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes.

The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic, and cultural center of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni, a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years.

In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king marking the beginning of the Khmer Empire which flourished for over 600 years and allowing successive kings to dominate much of Southeast Asia and accumulate immense power and wealth. The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples such as Angkor Wat and facilitated the spread of first Hinduism, then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia. After the fall of Angkor to Ayutthaya in the 15th century, Cambodia was ruled as a vassal between its neighbors until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. Cambodia gained independence in 1953.

The Vietnam War extended into Cambodia, giving rise to the Khmer Rouge, which took Phnom Penh in 1975. Cambodia reemerged several years later within a socialistic sphere of influence as the People's Republic of Kampuchea until 1993.

After years of isolation, the war-ravaged nation was reunited under the monarchy in 1993 and has seen rapid progress in the economic and human resource areas while rebuilding from decades of civil war. Cambodia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with economic growth averaging 6 percent for the last 10 years. Strong textiles, agriculture, construction, garments, and tourism sectors led to foreign investments and international trade.

In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, and once commercial extraction begins in 2013, the oil revenues could profoundly affect Cambodia's economy.

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1964.01

02.05.1964

Birds

3r	162	Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica
6r	92	Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis
12r	26	Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea

1972.01

09.09.1972

Overprint XXe JEUX OLYMPIQUES… on 1964.01

5v set

12r

26

Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea

1972.02

15.11.1972

Overprint SECOURS AUX VICTIMES… on 1964.01

5v set

12r

26

Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea

1993.01

05.02.1993

Wildlife and technology

5v set

200r	38	Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus
900r	86	Rufous Hummingbird    Selasphorus rufus

1993.02

01.10.1993

Bangkok 1993

250r	14	Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope
350r	14	Baikal Teal    Anas formosa
600r	14	Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata
800r	14	Wood Duck    Aix sponsa
1000r	14	Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus

1993.03

01.10.1993

Bangkok 1993

1500r

14

Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata

MS

1994.01

01.12.1994

Birds

150r	178	Eurasian Penduline Tit    Remiz pendulinus
250r	179	Bearded Reedling    Panurus biarmicus
400r	231	Little Bunting    Emberiza pusilla
700r	231	Cirl Bunting    Emberiza cirlus
1000r	202	Goldcrest    Regulus regulus

1994.02

01.12.1994

Birds

1500r

111

African Pitta    Pitta angolensis

MS

1995.01

05.05.1995

Protected animals

3v set

700r

48

Sarus Crane    Grus antigone

1995.02

04.07.1995

Parrots

100r	73	Black-capped Lory    Lorius lory
200r	73	Princess Parrot    Polytelis alexandrae
400r	73	Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus
800r	73	Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao
1000r	73	Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus

1995.03

04.07.1995

Parrots

1500r

73

Yellow-headed Amazon    Amazona oratrix

MS

1996.01

07.05.1996

Birds

100r	213	White-rumped Shama    Copsychus malabaricus
200r	197	Red-billed Leiothrix    Leiothrix lutea
300r	177	Varied Tit    Poecile varius
500r	158	Black-naped Oriole    Oriolus chinensis
900r	186	Japanese Bush Warbler    Horornis diphone
1000r	213	Blue-and-white Flycatcher    Cyanoptila cyanomelana

1997.01

20.02.1997

Birds

600r	170	Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus
900r	156	Great Grey Shrike    Lanius excubitor
1000r	218	Eurasian Tree Sparrow    Passer montanus
2000r	213	Black Redstart    Phoenicurus ochruros
2500r	231	Common Reed Bunting    Emberiza schoeniclus
3000r	231	Ortolan Bunting    Emberiza hortulana

1997.02

07.04.1997

Ducks

200r	14	Steller's Eider    Polysticta stelleri
500r	14	Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca
900r	14	American Wigeon    Anas americana
1000r	14	Falcated Duck    Anas falcata
1500r	14	Surf Scoter    Melanitta perspicillata
4000r	14	Blue-winged Teal    Anas discors

1997.03

07.04.1997

Ducks

5400r

14

Baikal Teal    Anas formosa

MS

1999.01

05.09.1999

Birds

200r	226	Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula
500r	226	Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes
900r	226	European Greenfinch    Chloris chloris
1000r	227	American Yellow Warbler    Setophaga aestiva
1500r	156	Great Grey Shrike    Lanius excubitor
4000r	177	Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus

1999.02

05.09.1999

Birds

5400r

213

European Robin    Erithacus rubecula

MS

1999.03

05.10.1999

Birds of prey

200r	37	Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja
500r	37	Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus
900r	37	Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus
1000r	38	Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus
1500r	37	Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis
4000r	37	Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1999.04

05.10.1999

Birds of prey

5400r

37

Red Kite    Milvus milvus

MS

2000.01

08.05.2000

Seabirds

200r	17	Waved Albatross    Phoebastria irrorata
500r	58	Kentish Plover    Charadrius alexandrinus
900r	31	Blue-footed Booby    Sula nebouxii
1000r	66	Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia
1500r	66	European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus
4000r	66	Whiskered Tern    Chlidonias hybrida

2000.02

08.05.2000

Seabirds

4500r

31

Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus

MS

2000.03

10.12.2000

Birds

200r	210	Brahminy Starling    Sturnia pagodarum
500r	210	Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris
900r	197	Red-billed Leiothrix    Leiothrix lutea
1000r	120	Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola
1500r	223	Alpine Accentor    Prunella collaris
4000r	179	Bearded Reedling    Panurus biarmicus

2000.04

10.12.2000

Birds

4500r

213

Rufous-bellied Niltava    Niltava sundara

MS

2001.01

05.08.2001

Penguins

200r	16	Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri
500r	16	African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus
900r	16	Humboldt Penguin    Spheniscus humboldti
1000r	16	Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome
1500r	16	King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus
4000r	16	Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus

2001.02

05.08.2001

Penguins

5400r

16

Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua

MS

2005.01

05.12.2005

Birds

Sheet

200r	26	Great Egret    Ardea alba
and	14	Indian Spot-billed Duck    Anas poecilorhyncha
400r	26	Great-billed Heron    Ardea sumatrana
and	14	Cotton Pygmy Goose    Nettapus coromandelianus
1000r	24	Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala
and	26	Great-billed Heron    Ardea sumatrana
1200r	29	Spot-billed Pelican    Pelecanus philippensis
and	25	Giant Ibis    Pseudibis gigantea
1800r	48	Sarus Crane    Grus antigone
and	14	Indian Spot-billed Duck    Anas poecilorhyncha
3500r	24	Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius

2006.01

08.11.2006

Birds

600r	25	Black-headed Ibis    Threskiornis melanocephalus
800r	25	Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus
and	14	Indian Spot-billed Duck    Anas poecilorhyncha
1500r	39	Bengal Florican    Houbaropsis bengalensis
2100r	25	Giant Ibis    Pseudibis gigantea
and	14	Lesser Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna javanica
3500r	25	White-shouldered Ibis    Pseudibis davisoni

2006.02

08.11.2006

Birds

5400r	25	Giant Ibis    Pseudibis gigantea	MS
and		Not identified    Not identified

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