Ratanakiri ( ) is a
province (
khaet) of
Cambodia located in the remote northeast. It borders the provinces of
Mondulkiri to the south and
Stung Treng to the west and the countries of
Laos and
Vietnam to the north and east, respectively. The province extends from 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, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty.