CAMBODIA

• Cambodia (Democratic Kampuchea)


  • 20% of landmass is AGRICULTURE
  • Was a communist state under rule of KHMER ROUGE, which took over in 1970
  • Became a constitutional monarchy in 1993 with a KING as HEAD OF STATE, a PRIME MINISTER as HEAD OF GOVERNMENT, and a PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT
• Classical literature works composed in Cambodia

  • Verse
  • Recorded (between 16th and mid-19th century)
• Much of Cambodian classical literature reflects the cultural influence of INDIA
• Major genres of Cambodian classical literature

  • Epic
  • Verse novels
  • Cbap or "codes of conduct"
• Phnom Penh


  • Once known as "Pearl of Asia"
  • Capital and largest city of Cambodia
  • Is an ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL, CULTURAL, and TOURIST CENTER
• Out 195 countries, Cambodia is the only one that features a BUILDING on their FLAG that features the world-renowned ANGKOR-WAT that symbolizes JUSTICE, INTEGRITY, HERITAGE
• Angkor-Wat was built in Khmer Empire (12th century)
• Khmer


  Language of Cambodia
• Cambodia is advanced in education with application of India languages Pali and Sangkrit from India
• Theravada Buddhism


  Official Religion of Cambodia, practiced by 95% of population just like Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka
• Cambodian words

  • Jumreap sua - HELLO
  • Jumreap Lia - GOODBYE
  • Soum Tooh - SORRY
  • Baat / Caah - YES
  • Orkun - THANK YOU
• Pitiful - Full of commiseration, meanness
• Prejudices - Preconceived judgement
• Miseries - State of suffering
• Indecisive - Not definite
• Bribes - Unjust bait