Cambodia's
official language is Cambodian, or Khmer. This language belongs to the
Mon-Khmer (Austro-Asiatic) language family and is relatively confusing and
difficult for Westerners to manage.
French had been the second most
popular language until the 1990s, when English made an introduction.
Vietnamese and South Chinese dialects are other languages spoken.
Religions:
Buddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%,
other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (1998 census)
Languages:
Khmer (official) 95%, French,
English
Literacy:
definition: age
15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1%
(2004 est.)
School life
expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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