{"id":11406,"date":"2026-06-05T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:43:04","slug":"cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cambodia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Payments Corporation of India has officially partnered with ACLEDA Bank to launch Unified Payments Interface (UPI) acceptance in Cambodia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cambodia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the southern portion of the <\/span><b>Indo China Peninsula in Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered by <\/span><b>three countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> namely <\/span><b>Vietnam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (East and southeast) <\/span><b>Laos (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northeast) and <\/span><b>Thailand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Northwest).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by the <\/span><b>Gulf of Thailand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southwest.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Phnom Penh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Cambodia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country is characterised by a <\/span><b>tropical savanna climate and monsoons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Ranges: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly consists of <\/span><b>Dangrek Mountains, Kr\u00e2vanh and D\u00e2mrei Mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest point in Cambodia is the 1,810 m (5,938 ft) high <\/span><b>Phnom Aural.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mekong River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lake: Tonl\u00e9 Sap Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a large lake that is connected to the Mekong River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of iron ore, copper, and gold.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>World Heritage Sites:<\/b> <b>Temple of Angkor Wat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Temple of Preah Vihear <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(It is dedicated to Lord Shiva).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-launches-upi-payments-in-cambodia-through-npci-acleda-bank-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodia is located in the southern portion of the Indo China Peninsula in Southeast Asia. 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