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Cambodia is a small country; it comprises about 181,040 square kilometers in size. Like Loas, Cambodia is between Thailand and Vietnam which are all part of Southeast Asia 's territory. For centuries, Cambodia has always been under the influence of a Royal Personage. Cambodia is an agricultural country and is known for its rich natural resources and healthy soils.
The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh. Cambodia's access to water supplies is from three major sources: Mekong River which is its largest and longest river running from Laos, passing through one side of Cambodia and Vietnam, makes way down to the South China Sea. The other two sources are from Tonle Sap, its great lake, and Basak River systems. There are four major mountains within its territory: the Elephant Mts., Cardamom Mts., Dang Rack Mts. and Aural Mts. (one of the highest in elevation).
As you may know, one of the famous ruins in the world subsists in Cambodia. With its famous ancient achitecture, Angkor Wat has captured the hearts of many explorers; the French was the first to discovered its magnificent creation in 1861. Angkor was built during the ancient Khmer Empire around the 12th century. My dad had once mentioned that the contruction of Angkor Wat, along w/ Angkor Thom (another similiar ruins), had caused many tragic death to the workers. He said, "During those days, there were no such thing as machinery; so, they worked long hours and everything had to be done manually. From moving the heavy rocks to carving them." I had asked him why would that cause a tragic death? He said, "If not locked and sealed, the heavy rocks and stones would tumble down and crush the workers."
From ancient times until November 9, 1953, Cambodia had always been ruled by a Royal family. Thus, Cambodia people celebrate their independence day on November 9th. Although, independence was declared since the '50s, Cambodia was still under the Royal Family's influences. Today, there are two major parties that uphold the constitution:
Resources Currency Population Culture and Religion Languagues
Cities and Towns in Cambodia
Climate It's a tropical country that gets flooded during the monsoon season from May to October. It's dry season is from December to March. In spite of the flood, it's temperature is generally betwee 70-90 degrees.
Cambodia is well known for its excessive plantation of rice. timber, gemstones, manganese and phosphates. rubber, sugar cane, more to come
Riel (CR): 100 to 200 is equal to USD $1.
The population' estimate from 1993 to 1994 was 9,898,900 to 10,264,628. Therefore, the estimate may have increased by a million to two million by now.
As of today, majority of the Cambodians follow the Theravada Buddhism religion. The culture is closely geared toward a nuclear family structured which also bonds closely to the rest of the community.
Cambodian people speak Cambodian as the official language ( Also known as Khmer). The secondary languauge is French. Many Chinese, Vietnamese and Cham who also are among the ethnic groups in Cambodia usually speak their own language as well as Cambodian and French.
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