Ratanakiri is a province of northeast Cambodia, bordering the provinces of Mondulkiri to the south, and Stung Treng to the west is a province of northeast Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Mondulkiri to the south and Stung Treng to the west, and Vietnam to the north and east, the countries of Laos, respectively. The province extends to the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, Ratanakiri is among the least developed provinces of Cambodia. It's long been known for its beauty. Ratanakiri is sparsely populated; its 184,000 residents make up just over 2% of the country's total population. Residents generally live in villages of 23 to 63 families and engage in subsistence shifting agriculture.