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Facts and figures
Ethnic groups
They are part of the “brown” Asia (dark skin, round eyes)
Khmer 90%, (*)
Vietnamese 5%,
Chinese 1%,
other 4%
(*) The Khmer distinguish themselves in 3 categories :
• The Khmer Kondal : majority of the population
• The Khmer Leu (Jaraïs, Tampouens) : who principally lives in
the Ratanakiri province
• The Khmer Kampuchea Krom, back to Cambodia from a region now
belonging to Vietnam but former part of Cambodia
Languages
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write
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Cambodia |
France |
Japon |
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Total Population |
70% |
99 % |
99 % |
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male |
80% |
99 % |
99 % |
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female |
60% |
99 % |
99 % |
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