Population: 7,146,386 (July 1991), growth rate 2.2% (1991)

Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 125 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 48 years male, 51 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.5 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: Khmer 90%, Chinese 5%, other 5%

Religion: Theravada Buddhism 95%, other 5%

Language: Khmer (official), French

Literacy: 35% (male 48%, female 22%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 2.5-3.0 million; agriculture 80% (1988 est.)

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

NOTE: The information regarding Cambodia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cambodia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cambodia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.