4th List of 10: Facts about Cambodia
on Charlye in PNG (Papua New Guinea), 22/Jan/2010 06:57, 34 days ago
1. Population: about 15 million2. Capital: Phnom Pehn3. Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious building, the mother of all temples, matched by only a select spots on earth such as Machu Picchu4. Number of monks in Cambodia: 60,0005. The Cambodian society was completely destroyed by about 500,000 tons of American bombs from 1972-19746. During the Khmer Rouge revolution (1975-1979) an estimated 2 million Cambodians (some say as many as 3 million) out of 7 million died by the hands of the Khmer Rouge.  7. As the foot is the lowest part of the body, it is regarded as the symbol of dishonor in indignity.  Using your foot to point to something, to kick the legs of somebody etc is considered as an offense, insult, or humiliation to that person.8. The working day begins at 7.30am, with a break for a siesta from 11.30am to 2pm, and ends at 5pm9. The official currency is the Khmer Riel, with a stable exchange rate of 4000 Riels per $1 USD10.The politics of Cambodia formally takes place as a constitutional monarchy, operated as a parliamentary representative democracy.  The Prime Minister of Cambodia is the head of government while the King is the head of state.