Cambodia

LIST OF TOURS IN CAMBODIA  (Without Airfare & Visa) Hanoi 4N/5D Starting from 300 USD Hanoi & Da Nang 5N/6D Starting from 350 USD Vietnam & Cambodia 7N/8D Starting from 500 USD   Cambodia has a tropical climate like most […]

LIST OF TOURS IN CAMBODIA  (Without Airfare & Visa)

Cambodia has a tropical climate like most countries in Southeast Asia.  In this tropical climate, there is a rainy, monsoon season from May to October.  The dry season lasts from December to March.  The land terrain in Cambodia is mostly made up of low lands, flat plains, with mountains in the Southwest and north.  There is a wide amount of natural resources in Cambodia.  The natural resources include, timber, gemstones, manganese, phosphates, and hydropower potential.

The main kind of agriculture in Cambodia is subsistence farming.  This is where the food you grow on your farm is for your own good.  The opposite of subsistence farming is commercial farming where big industries farm for commercial profit.  The Mekong river floods the fields in the wet season, making the land perfect for growing rice, which is their main cash crop.  Even though they grow a lot of rice, their main export is rubber, and their man import is machinery.

The primary ethnic group that makes up 90% of the total population is Khmer.  The major religion in Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism.  About 95% of the people in Cambodia follow this religion.  The official language is Khmer, and French is the second most common language.

The French colonized Cambodia for 83 years.  Cambodia became independent in November 1953.  This was because Norodom Sihanuk led a peaceful independence movement against the French.  Norodom Sihanuk was the current Prince of Cambodia at that time. Soon after this, a communist group called the Khmer Rouge, which was lead by Pol Pot and backed up by the Chinese stepped in.  They were in charge of Cambodia for eight years.  Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge murder millions of innocent Cambodians.  Their rule ended when the Vietnamese took control.

The economy in Cambodia is certainly not the best in the world.  It is in fact a very poor country.  Cambodia’s economy is still recovering from a sudden switch to a free-trade market in 1990, and a cutoff in aid from former Soviet countries.  The country does not have that many roads bridges or powerhouses.  The country is not heavily populated within cities.  About 90% of all the people who live in Cambodia live on the countryside.  These people are highly dependent on subsistence agriculture.  The GDP per capita was $289 US dollars.

The life expectancy of many people in Cambodia is not that high.  The reason is because of many diseases, and conflicts, which lead to early deaths.  In 1990 the percentage of al the people in Cambodia that were older than 15 was 53%.  The life expectancy at Birth in 1995 was 51 years of age.  Of the 9,898,900 people in Cambodia, the adult literacy rate was 65.3%.

Communication in Cambodia is not good at all.  There are hardly any telecommunication companies available, and international services are limited to Vietnam and other few countries only.  Now, commuting from place to place is not as bad.  Cambodia has 612 kilometers of railroads, and 13,351 kilometers of highways.  There are also 3,700 kilometers of inland waterways, and ports are available in Phnom Penh, and Kampong Saom.  Cambodia only has nine useable airports.

The situation in Cambodia now is not that good, but a lot better than how it used to be.  It has been over 20 years since Vietnam soldiers ended the bloodshed caused by the Khmer Rouge.  There are still many killings, which have been caused by grenades or shootings during public demonstrations.  Recently on Easter Sunday of March 30, 1997 in Phnom Penh, there were grenades thrown at a crowd during a public demonstration, which was supposed to be headed toward Sam Rainsy.  Sam Rainsy was the most visible and vocal Human Rights advocate in Cambodia.   In this, Easter Sunday Massacre, there were 19 innocent people killed, and over a 100 people injured.  The attempt to get Sam Rainsy failed, and all the people in Cambodia waited for the International public to help out.