3.
Indochinese peninsula
Bordered by Thailand and Laos on the north
and Vietnam on the east and south.
The Gulf of Thailand is off the western coast.
total: 181,035 sq km
land: 176,515 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km
4.
Mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and
north; Mekong river to the east
The plain is centered around Lake Tonle Sap
Tropical with little seasonal temperature variation
rainy, monsoon season (May to November)
dry season (December to April)
6.
Ethnicity: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Languages: Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Religions: Buddhist (official) 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2%
Education
Literacy: total population: 73.9%
2.6% of GDP
Child Labor: 39%
Obesity: 2.1% (adults)
7. Cuisine is similar to Thai and Vietnamese food.
With an emphasis on simplicity, freshness,
seasonality and regionalism
The staple food for Cambodians is rice
"Ho Mok“
Kmer Red Curry
Cambodian Dance can be divided into three main categories:
classical dance
folk dances
vernacular dances
8.
Traditionally, birthdays are not celebrated in Cambodia.
In Cambodia, the head is regarded as the highest part of the body and shouldn’t be touched even in the
kindest manner.
Leak Kon Saeng is a popular game in Cambodia. The game is similar to “duck duck goose,” but instead of
tapping a person on the head, the player who is “it” places a knotted piece of cloth behind the “goose.”
It’s considered disrespectful to let your feet or soles to point at people or things, so the feet must be tucked
in when sitting.
Cambodians greet each other by pressing their palms together in front of their bodies and bowing. This is
called a Sampeah, with the younger or lower ranked person normally initiating the gesture.
Do not use white wrapping paper, as it is the color of mourning. Gifts are not opened when received.
9. Funan Period: (1st- 6th century)
Composed of small states
Major Sea Port- introduced Hinduism
Chenla Period: (6th- 8th century)
Chenla conquered Funan and thekingdom was
divided into Land Chenla and Water Chenla
Year Zero: (1975)
Phnom Penh was taken over by Pol Plot
Attempts at agricultural reform led to
famine, disease, and death
Money was worthless
Freedoms taken away and religion banned
Genocide- 1.7 million dead
Kmer Empire/Angkorian Era: (9th- 13th)
King Jayavarman II united the lands
Angkor Wat was built for Vishnu
Theravada Buddhism was introduced by
monks from Sri-Lanka- became to
prominent religion of Angkor
Khmer Rouge: (communist group)
Led by Pol Plot
Motto: To keep you is no benefit. To
destroy you is no loss.
Dark Ages:
After the death of King Jayavarman VII,
the kingdom lost control of peripheries and
was involved in a power struggle between
Vietnam and Siam/Thailand
French Colonial Period
1863- King Norodom signed a treaty
with France and became its colony
Japanese occupied during WW2
French government enthroned Norodom
Sihanouk as a puppet, but he helped
Cambodia gain independence In 1953
Cambodia is re-named Democratic
Kampuchea
Goes to War with Vietnam
Vietnam invades and seize the capitol;
Khmer Rouge forces leave
The People’s Republic of Kampuchea is
established
Vietnam withdraws and the country is
renamed Cambodia
Uneasy Peace
A peace agreement is signed in ParisSihanouk becomes king again (Kingdom of
Cambodia) under a constitutional monarchy
Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas
surrender and the UN allows the trial of
other leaders
10. Government:
multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Suffrage
18 years, universal
Legislative:
bicameral (consists of
the Senate and the
National Assembly
Elections
Judicial
Executive:
Supreme Court
chief of state: King Norodom
Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts
Sihamoni
Constitutional Court judges appointed
head of government: Prime
for 9-year terms with one-third of
Minister: Hun Sen
the court renewed every 3 years
Elections
11. Name:
conventional long form: Kingdom of
Cambodia
conventional short form: Cambodia
local long form: Preahreacheanachakr
Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation)
local short form: Kampuchea
former: Khmer Republic, Democratic
Kampuchea, People's Republic of
Kampuchea, State of Cambodia
Blue: royalty
Red: nation
Temple: religion (Buddhism)
12. • Royal Cambodian Army
• 75,000 active personnel
General Meas Sopheas
• Royal Cambodian Navy
• 4,000 active personnel Vice
Admiral Tea Vinh
• Royal Cambodian Air Force
• 2,500 active personnel
under Lt. General Soeung
Samnang
13.
Garments, construction, agriculture, and tourism have driven Cambodia's growth. (6% GDP from 2010 to 2012)
GDP: $36.54 billion
agriculture: 35.7%
industry: 23.9%
services: 40.4%
Exports: clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear (U.S. 33%)
Imports: petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical
products (Thailand 27%)
Natural Resources: oil and gas, gemstones, timber, iron order, phosphates, manganese and hydropower
potential.
14.
Remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic
development remains a daunting challenge
Approximately 4 million people live on less than $1.25 per day
The Cambodian Government is working with bilateral and multilateral donors
(The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF)
0% unemployment
20% under the poverty line
4,033 riels per US dollar
15. A court in Cambodia has suspended extradition
proceedings against a Russian property tycoon
wanted in Moscow over embezzlement allegations.
Cambodian workers have been demanding higher wages to
toil in factories making Gap jeans and Nike trainers but have found themselves on the frontline of a bloody
crackdown on dissent by strongman premier Hun Sen.
