Literacy is ages 15 and over can read and write. Government in Vietnam is a Communist State‚ and the right to vote is age 18. The currency is the Dong which is the basic unit. Countries bordering Vietnam include China‚ Laos‚ Thailand and Cambodia. The geography is based on low flat delta in the north and south‚ central highlands and hilly mountainous in the far north and northwest. The size of Vietnam is 127‚ 242 Square Miles.
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Introduction Built by the Khmers between 802 and 1220 AD‚ the ancient temples of Angkor Wat exist as the remaining relics of a historically and religiously rich city. While many other historical and religious structures in Cambodia have disappeared due in part from being constructed out of vulnerable materials like wood‚ Angkor Wat still remains as a symbol of the divinity of its former kings‚ as well as for the palace itself. Likewise‚ Indonesia’s Borodubur temples exist as the single remaining
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and to lead them to Angkor to join the Khmer army. If the captains disobeyed the king they were put to death. The vast majority of the Khmer population were of the farmer-builder-soldier class. Little is known conclusively about warfare in early Cambodia‚ but much can be assumed from the environment or deduced from epigraphic and sculptural evidence. The army was made up of peasant levies‚ and because the society relied on rice cultivation‚ Khmer military campaigns were probably confined to the dry
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lush vegetation‚ white beaches. Thailand is a home of unique culture. Thai culture has been shaped by many influences‚ including Indian‚ Lao‚ Burmese‚ Cambodian‚ and Chinese. Its traditions incorporate a great deal of influence from India‚ China‚ Cambodia‚ and the rest of Southeast Asia. Thailand’s national religion Theravada Buddhism is important to modern Thai identity. Thai Buddhism has evolved over time to include many regional beliefs originating from Hinduism‚ animism as well as ancestor worship
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the year in Cambodian culture. Traditionally‚ the celebration usually lasts three days and each day has its own meaning and tradition. The 2010 Cambodian New Year was celebrated in Long Beach‚ a city that has most Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. The event included parade‚ stage performance‚ and food. The parade started with an interfaith blessing at Anaheim and Junipero Street and ended with a festival stage at MacArthur Park. I was very fortunate to be able to attend this spectacular
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their work‚ they were an improvement over the dehumanized‚ forced-labor camps and communal life of the Pol Pot era. The organization of individuals and families into solidarity groups also made sense in the environment of resource-poor‚ post-war Cambodia. People working together in this way were able to offset somewhat the shortages of manpower‚ draft animals‚ and farm implements. In 1986‚ more than 97 percent of the rural population belonged to the country’s more than 100‚000 solidarity groups
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Main Features of French Rule in Indochina By 1893 France had colonised all of Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia and renamed it the French Indochinese Union. The French were oppressive and self-interested. They ran Indochina as a profit making venture and tried to ensure it paid for its own administration. Colonial governor Paul Doumer made the people pay for the cost of their own rule by increasing customs duties and direct taxes. He created official monopoly on salt‚ alcohol‚ and opium. Doumer concentrated
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Thailand is located in South-East Asia that is near to the border of Burma‚ Laos and Cambodia. Thailand has an area of about 513‚000 km2 and the population of people is about 70 million people. The capital city of Thailand is Bangkok. Bangkok is one of the largest cities in Thailand. Thailand is governed by a constitutionals monarchy‚ which a Prime Minister serves as head of a parliamentary government. The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy
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well and have an accident for Cambodian live in. For me‚ I want to change traffic in Phnom Phen ‚but we should reduce some motors and cars ‚ and after that we shouldn’t use roads for selling or parking lot . In addition‚ the government in Cambodia should take action or make status for transportation ( trucks and buses ) . I’m very happy when we can do that
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on holiday. It’s a beautiful country. Thailand is a country located at the center of the Indochina in Southeast Asia. Thailand enjoy a tropical wet and dry or savannah climate. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos‚ to the east by Laos and Cambodia‚ to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia‚ and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Thailand is 513‚000 km2 large with around 64 million people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok‚ which is Thailand’s
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