ABSTRACT
Cambodia has been at war in one form or another since 1969. It has a population of approximately 10 million people of whom 95 per cent are ethnic Khmer. The remaining 5 per cent comprise some twenty other ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Chams (from the ancient state of Champa but also Malay descendants), the Vietnamese and the Chinese. Compared to its neighbours Vietnam and Thailand, with populations of 66 and 56 million, respectively, Cambodia has a favourable population density of approximately 51 people per square kilometre.
