Cambodia Nomad Tips

Cambodia's population is about 15 million.Due to the massacres of the Khmer Rouge era, Cambodia has a very young population.The official language of Cambodia is Khmer, which is part of the Mon-Khmer language family. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists.Cambodia has a tropical climate, with a rainy monsoon season from May to November, and a dry season from December to April.

In 790, Prince Jayavarman II founded a new empire, the first to unite Cambodia as a political entity. This was the Khmer Empire, which lasted until 1431.The crown jewel of the Khmer Empire was the city of Angkor, centered around the temple of Angkor Wat. 

During World War II, the Japanese occupied Cambodia The Japanese promoted Khmer nationalism and pan-Asian ideas. After Japan's defeat, the Free French sought renewed control over Indochina.The rise of nationalism during the war, however, forced France to offer increasing self-rule to the Cambodians until independence in 1953.

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