Transcript About Cambodia - Picture My World

Cambodia is
in South East
Asia.
The whole
country is a
bit bigger than
England and
Wales put
together.
This is the flag of Cambodia
Fast facts
Population: 14.4
million
Capital City:
Phnom Penh
Language spoken:
Khmer
Local money: Riel
Can you find out what the picture in the middle of
the flag is?
Did you know…?
Around 4 in 10
people do not
have access to
clean water.
About 1 in 3 people live
on less than $1 a day in
Cambodia.
Do you think this is FAIR?
Only 6 in 10 children
are able to go to
school in Cambodia.
Population
There are 14.4 million
people in Cambodia,
that’s about a quarter of
the amount living in the
UK.
In Cambodia about 4.8 million people live
on less than $1 a day – that’s 1 in every 3
people.
Around the city
Motorbikes are a
popular way to travel
around the city in
Cambodia.
In the markets of Phnom
Penh you can buy
everything from fresh fish
from the nearby Mekong
River, to fried spiders!
Rice fields
Paddy fields are flooded areas of land used
to grow rice. Many farmers produce and
sell rice in Cambodia.
Water buffalo help with the work,
ploughing through muddy fields.
The environment
About 84% of people in
Cambodia live and work in
farming areas.
Floods and droughts caused by climate
change are making it difficult for farmers in
Cambodia to earn a living through their
land.
Cambodia’s forests
Forests cover over half of Cambodia. But the landscape is changing because
people are chopping down trees in many areas.
This is called deforestation.
Worship in Cambodia
Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia
Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia.
Buddhism
Monks spread the
teachings of Buddha
in their communities.
People in Cambodia
worship in Pagodas.
The lotus flower
is an important
symbol in
Buddhism.
Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia
Find out more about Cambodia. Look at the Cambodia photographs
taken by the children from Phnom Penh here>>
Picture credits
Phnom Penh & Wakefield
photographers, Annie Bungeroth