Population: 6,838,033 (July 1989), growth rate 2.2% (1989)

Birth rate: 39 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 17 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 131 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 47 years male, 50 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 4.6 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Cambodian(s); adjective--Cambodian

Ethnic divisions: 90% Khmer (Cambodian), 5% Chinese, 5% other minorities

Religion: 95% Theravada Buddhism, 5% other

Language: Khmer (official), French

Literacy: 48%

Labor force: 3,300,000; 74% agriculture, 19% services, 7% industry (1980)

Organized labor: Kampuchea Federation of Trade Unions (FSC); under government control

NOTE: The information regarding Cambodia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cambodia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cambodia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.