(fifth millenniumB.C.), by which time tribal organization had already arisen and the population had begun to farm, fish, and hunt. By the middle of the first millenniumB.C.the ancestors of the Khmer had developed a distinctive Bronze Age culture. The working of iron began at the end of...
Cambodia - Population, Migration, Urbanization: Cambodia’s first national census as an independent country, taken in 1962, reported a population of about 5,700,000. Subsequent population figures are exceedingly difficult to determine because of the enor
Cambodian Americans are members of one of the youngest ethnic groups in American society. According to the 1990 Census, the median age of people of Cambodian ancestry in the United States was only 19.4, compared to 34.1 for other Americans. Almost half of the Cambodian Americans counted in that...
humble toward his office and eager to reach out to theCambodianpopulation. In addition to formal trips abroad, Sihamoni made a series of visits to rural Cambodian villages and towns, where he met and talked with local residents. He also made known his desire to improve education and health ...
also has a poor track record in creating jobs in the formal sector, and the challenge will only become more daunting in the future since 50% of the population is under 20 years of age and large numbers of job seekers will begin to enter the work force each year over the next 10 years...
Between 1975 and 1979, over 1.5 Cambodians died of overwork, starvation, torture and execution. There was no transition period for the people. Overnight, the entire population in the country became farmers. The Communist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, took full control of ...
Population: 13,881,427 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and ...
what was once a great and mighty Khmer Empire, which stretched to parts of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The population of Cambodia name the country "Kampuchea" which is derived from "Kambu-yes," or "those who are born by Kambu". Kambu, according to tradition, is the founder of Cambodia...
Cambodia is a predominantly rural country with among the most ethnically and religiously homogenous populations in Southeast Asia: more than 95% of its inhabitants are Khmer and more than 95% are Buddhist. The population's size and age structure shrank and then rebounded during the 20thcentury as...
Population: 13,995,904 note:estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex ...