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Cambodian
Last update: Saturday 11th of February 2012
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| Khmer |
|---|
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| Total population |
15–25 million (2006 est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Cambodia: 13.9 million Vietnam: 4.06 million |
| Languages |
| Khmer |
| Religions |
| Theravada Buddhism |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Mon, Wa, and other Mon-Khmer groups |
The Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 13.9 million people in the country. Part of the larger Mon Khmer ethnolinguistic peoples found throughout Southeast Asia, they speak the Khmer language. The majority of the Khmer are followers of the Khmer style of Buddhism, a highly syncretic version which blends elements of Hinduism, animism and ancestor-spirit worship. Significant populations of Khmers reside in adjacent areas of Thailand (Northern Khmer) and the Mekong Delta region of neighboring Vietnam (Khmer Krom). The Khmers are usually typical of Southeast Asians in physical appearance, similar to Thais and Laotians. Physical variations are far from being homogeneous as resulted form centuries of intermixing with Indians, Malays and Chinese people.
...they were merely lining the government’s pockets and buying them additional expensive cars while the majority of the country starves and their children die; the UN has severed all funding for the country.
Cooperation is key to combating the sexual exploitation of Cambodian children by foreign visitors as the country’s tourism industry expands, children’s advocates say.
A Cambodian court sentenced one German to 28 years in jail on Friday and another to 12 years for sexual abuse of girls aged between 13 and 15.
The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' stars - parents to five-year-old Cambodian son Maddox, two-year-old Ethiopian daughter Zahara and ten-month-old biological daughter Shiloh - believe an Asian boy would be the best addition to the family for Maddox.
Yes it's shocking - 6 million landmines are still scattered across Cambodia, some 40,000 people have lost limbs due to explosions and to this day there are around 35 deaths a month due to mines. Landmines do not discriminate, they kill and maim adults, children and cattle, destroying communities, yet the USA still refuses to ban their production.