1. The name Cambodia comes from the french word Cambodge that comes from the Khmer word Kampuchea.
2. The Khmer word means Born of Kambu.
3. The country was called The Khmer Republic from 1970-1975.
4. The economy is dominated by wet rice agriculture.
5. The ancient capital is called Angkor and is near present day Siem Rea.
6. The most populated region is the Khmer region.
7. The language spoken in Khmer is from the Austroasiatic language and is related to a lot of Asian languages, and there writing is a lot like Indian symbols.
8. One of the most important ancient Khmer symbol is the symbol of the anncient Khmer temple oh Angkor.
9. Some common food staples are fish and rice. At breakfast they might eat rice porridge or rice noodles. At lunch and dinner they might eat things like spiced broth with fish or meats, veggies, or just different types of meat with rice and veggies.
Four facts:
Motorbikes are the largest majority of vehicles.
There are lots of Chinese people and Chinese ancestry in Camboida so they celebrate a lot of there holidays
Weddings have a small ceremony in the morning with just a few people and a giant party at night
When someone dies there is a large celebration in the street including lots of people.
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