Cambodia

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Cambodia
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Table of Contents

• Basic Information3
• Date Founded...4
• Date of Independence..
  .5
  
• Population.6
• Government Style.7
• Gross National Produce (GDP)...
  .8
  
• Major Export.9
• Other Languages Spoken10
• Currency .11
• The National Flag....12
  
• Culture...13
• Dance...14
• Classical Dance...15
• Folk Dance..16
• Music17
• Cuisine..18
• Custom...19

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Basic Information

• Date Founded
• Date of Independence
• Population
• Government Style
• Gross National Produce (GDP)
• Major Export
• Other Languages Spoken
• Currency
• The National Flag

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Date Founded

• Founded in November 9,1953

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Date of Independence
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Population

• About 13,881,427 people

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Government Style

• multiparty democracy under a constitutional
  monarchy
  

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Gross National Produce

• 2005 estimate is 34.08 billion.

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Major Export

• clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco
  footwear

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Other Languages

• Khmer (official) 95, English

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Currency

• Riel (KHR)

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The National Flag

• Three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double
  width) and blue with a white three-towered temple
  representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the
  center of the red band, only national flag to
  incorporate an actual building in its design

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Culture

• Dance
• Visual art
• Music
• Cuisine

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Dance

• mix of two main categories. (classical dance and
  folk dance)
  
• Classical Dance
• Folk Dance

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Classical Dance

• Originally only performed for royalty

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Folk Dance

• performed for an audience
• usually fast paced
• not as stylized as classical dance

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Music

• 60s and 70s the big two duet of Sinn
  Sisamouth Ros Sereysothear had been a large hit
  in the country

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Cuisine

• similar to but less spicy than Thai cuisine
• exhibits common themes from neighbouring regions
• incorporated elements of the French cuisine as a
  consequence of being a French protected country

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Custom

• if not awake before sun rise means that you are
  lazy
  
• need to tell parents or elders where they go and
  when they come back
  
• if dont close doors gently means you have bad
  temper
  
• if not sit with your legs straight means youre
  impolite
  
• let people talk more than you
• greater age greater level of respect
• elders sometimes referred to by a family even if
  they're not
  
• referring improper title means sign of disrespect
  which means lack of parenting
  
• prohibited to touch or point someone's feet or
  heart
  
• believed that head contains persons soul
• impolite to sleep with feet pointing at someone.
  (feet considered to be impure)
  
• almost all women men wear a Buddha pendant
• Pendant different uses for protection from evil
  spirits and some are meant for good luck.