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CAMBODIABy: Imran Khan
National Anthem1st verseSūm buak devattā raksā mahā ksatr yoeṅQoy pān ruṅ rẏaṅ ṭoy jăy maṅgal sirī suasdīYoeṅ khñuṃ braḥ qaṅg sūm jrak krom mláp braḥ PāramīNai braḥ Narapatī vaṅs ksatrā ṭael sāṅ prāsād thmaGráp graṅ ṭaen Khmaer purāṇ thkoeṅ thkān.2nd versePrāsād sīlā kaṃpāṃṅ kaṇṭāl braiGuar qoy sramai nẏk ṭál yas săktī Mahā NagarJātī Khmaer ṭūc thma gáṅ vaṅs nau lqa rẏṅ pʹẏṅ jaṃharYoeṅ sāṅghẏm bar bhăbv breṅ saṃṇāṅ rapás KambujāMahā raṭṭh koet mān yūr qaṅveṅ hoey.3rd verseGráp vatt qārām ḹ tae sū săbd dharmSūtr ṭoy aṃṇar raṃḹk guṇ buddh'sāsnāCūr yoeṅ jā qnak jẏa jâk smoḥ smăgr tām paep ṭūn dāGáṅ tae devattā nẏṅ juay jrom jraeṅ phgád phgaṅ prayojnå oyṬál prades Khmaer jā Mahā Nagar.
The National Anthem of Cambodia is Nokoreach.
Location
Cambodia is found on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
It borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand.
The absolute location of Cambodia is 13 N and 105 E.
General Information
Cambodia is officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh. As of 2010, Cambodia had a population of
about 14,139,000. Cambodia has a landmass of 181,035
square kilometers, which is about the same size as Missouri.
Health & Education
Life expectancy of people in Cambodia: Males: 59 years old Females: 63 years old
Infant mortality rate: 58 deaths for every 1,000 births
Only 6% of people graduate from university
Literacy rate: 75.1%
Language
The official language of Cambodia is Khmer.
In Khmer, Cambodia is known as Kampuchea.
The Kingdom of Cambodia is known as Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea.
Language
Common Phrases in Khmer:
Hello Sohm swaakohm
What’s your name? Niak ch'muah ei?
My name is… Kh'nyohm ch'muah...
Where are you from? Niak mao pii prateh naa?
I'm from... Kh'nyohm mao pii...
I don’t understand. Min yuhl dtay
Goodbye Lia suhn hao-y
Government
Cambodia has a Constitutional Monarchy. A Constitutional Monarchy has a monarch
who is limited by a constitution. The constitution can be a written,
uncodified, or blended constitution. A Constitutional Monarchy is different
from an Absolute Monarchy, which lets the monarch regulate his/her own government.
Government
King: Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister: Hun Sen Major Parties:
Cambodian People’s Party Holds 43 out of 61 seats in Senate and 90 out of
123 seats in the National Assembly Funcinpec
Holds 12 out of 61 seats in Senate Sam Rainsy Party
Holds 26 out of 123 seats in the National Assembly
People
About 84% of the people in Cambodia are farmers.
Most people travel by using mopeds. Almost 1/3 of the population makes less
than $1 a day.
Economy
GDP per capita: $1,024 Currency: Riel
1 US Dollar is equal to 4050 Riels Agriculture makes up about 58% of the
GDP Industry makes up about 16% of the GDP Services makes up about 26% of the GDP
Exports
Clothing Timber Rubber Rice Fish Tobacco Footwear
Imports
Petroleum products Cigarettes Gold Construction materials Machinery Motor vehicles Pharmaceutical products
Religion
The official religion of Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism 95% of people in Cambodia follow Theravada
Buddhism Other religions in Cambodia include:
Islam Animism Christianity
Angkor Wat
Largest Hindu temple in the world Dedicated to Vishnu
Later became a Buddhist temple Built by King Suryavarman II during the
12th century Major tourist attraction and is the cause
for about 50% of tourists
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge was led by Pol Pot after the Vietnam War in 1975.
Pol Pot forced people to leave the cities and work at rural projects on the countryside.
About 1/3 of the population was killed due to execution, overwork, starvation, and disease.
Large areas where people were killed and buried were called Killing Fields.
Khmer Rouge (cont.)
The most popular prison during Khmer Rouge was Security Prison 21, also known as Tuol Sleng.
Only 7 out of 17,000 people survived in Tuol Sleng.
Children were taken away from their parents and were taught torture methods using animals as demonstrations.
Khmer Rouge (cont.)
Anyone who showed signs of urbanism or intellectualism was killed. Anyone who wore glasses was killed because
it was sign of education Pol Pot preferred traditional medicinal
techniques rather than modern medicine, which caused more people to die
Motto: “To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss.”