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According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, an estimated 256,800 people are enslaved in modern-day Cambodia, or 1.65% of the population. [ 161 ] Forced land evictions by senior officials, security forces, and government-connected business leaders are commonplace in Cambodia. [ 162 ]
A post-Khmer Rouge baby boom pushed the population above 10 million, although growth has slowed in recent years. In 1959, about 45% of the population was under 15 years of age. By 1962, this had increased slightly to 46%. In 1962, an estimated 52% of the population was between 15 and 64 years of age, while 2% were older than 65.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Cambodia. Incumbents. Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni; Prime Minister: Hun Sen; Events.
The most accurate information is available in the 2019 census, which provides information on the de facto population i.e. the precise population at the time the census was recorded, [2] rather than official data recorded in Commune offices. To date, no information disaggregated by city is available from any census.
Phnom Penh (lit. "Penh's hill") takes its name from the present Wat Phnom (lit. "hill temple"), or from the ancient Funan Kingdom, which existed from the 1st to the 7th century AD in Southeast Asia and was the forerunner of the current Cambodian monarchy.
Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang. In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire.
Although there was a constant economic growth, this growth translated to only about 0.71% for the ASEAN economy in 2016, compared with neighboring Indonesia, which contributed 37.62%. [ 23 ] After four years of improving economic performance, Cambodia's economy slowed in 1997–1998 due to the regional economic crisis , civil unrest , and ...
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