Culture of Cambodia

People in Cambodia speak the Khmer language. The linguistic diversity of Cambodia is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Cambodia is 0.2104. The followers of Buddhism are the religious majority in the country. 20% of Cambodia's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of Cambodia.
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Urbanization rate indicates the rate of population shift from rural to urban areas. The urbanization rate of in Cambodia is particularly low, which could be a sign of economic issues. Lack of employment opportunities or urban resources could contribute to low urbanization rates. Countries with low urbanization rates often lack the resources necessary to build functioning urban areas and are comprised largely of rural or undeveloped areas. The rate of urbanization in Cambodia is considered to be 4.6. According to data on inbound tourists in Cambodia, 4,210,000 tourists arrive in the country each year.

National anthem

The national anthem of Cambodia is called 'Nokor Reach', which in English means 'Royal Kingdom'. It was adopted in 1941. The lyrics have been written by Samdach Chuon Nat and the music has been composed by F. Perruchot, J. Jekyll.

Fast food

Around 2% of the population of Cambodia are obese.

Alcohol consumption

Each year, the people of Cambodia consume 3.3 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 45.7% beer, 0.8% wine, 53.5% distilled spirits, 0% other alcohol.

National dish

One of the most popular national dishes of Cambodia is amok trey. Other national dishes include samlor kako.