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Cambodia Main language: Khmer Main religion: Buddhism- 95% of population Capital city: [|Phnom Penh] Neighbouring countries: East: Vietnam West: Thailand North: Laos

Population: 14,805,000 System of government: Representative democracy Prime Minister Hun Sen Monarchy King- Norodom Sihamoni Monarchy abolished in 1970, restored 1993

Symbols of the Cambodian flag and their meaning: The blue symbolises the countries royalty. The red represents the nation. The white represents the religion, which is Buddhism. The emblem of the Angkor Wat towers symbolise the structure of the universe. Major exports: __Rubber__, timber, soybeans, furniture and rice. Major imports: Ship __engines__, glassware, medicine, sewing machines and tractors.

Key issues: 1. A Vietnamese petrol company (PetroVietnam), has begun to look for oil and gas in Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. 2. Jackie Chan will give a lecture in a university in Cambodia on his experiences in humanity work. 3. Cambodia is trying to reduced the numbers of mothers who die at birth and the children who die under the age of 5 due to Cambodia being such a poor country.

Popular tourist destinations: 1. The Angkor Wat Towers. 2. Ta Prohm- special temple. 3. The buffaloes in the Cambodian countryside.

Did you know...? 1. Cambodia has had 9 different flags since 1863. 2. There is reported to be the Kting Voar or snake-eating cow, in Cambodia without an official sighting ever being reported. 3. Most young men in Cambodia become Monks for a short period of time.